Virginia Transformer is expanding in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, with a new 600,000-square-foot manufacturing facility featuring a dedicated NS rail spur: https://t.co/YHI4luoCiY
As VP Business Development and First and Final Mile Markets Stefan Loeb shared, “Virginia Transformer’s investment in Muscle Shoals reflects a powerful force reshaping the American economy, with advanced manufacturing driving the urgent need to modernize our nation’s electric grid. In partnership with the State of Alabama, programs like the Growing Alabama Tax Credit and this site’s platinum REDI designation provide the speed, ease of execution, and rail connectivity needed to deliver the large-scale infrastructure that powers industry, communities, and the digital economy. We’re proud to be the future supply chain partner of this new facility.”
As electricity needs rise across advanced manufacturing, AI, and electrification, demand for large-scale power transformers is accelerating. Moving this equipment requires precision, scale, and coordination—and rail delivers.
We’re proud to be the rail provider powering this investment forward!
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has entered into a long-term agreement with Plus Power to develop a large-scale battery energy storage project in Jackson County, a move aimed at strengthening grid reliability and supporting continued economic growth across North Alabama.
The 20-year energy storage agreement will add a 200-megawatt / 800-megawatt-hour battery system through the Crawfish Creek Energy Storage project. TVA selected the project through a competitive request for proposals issued in early 2025 to secure new capacity resources for the Tennessee Valley.
The standalone system will be developed and owned by Plus Power, while @TVAnews will manage charging and dispatching the stored energy based on system needs.
Read full story: https://t.co/TtcUvI0UKa
#Alabama #Business #TVA #PlusPower #JacksonCounty
⚡️NEWS FLASH: The $3 million grant will be used for upgrades at a Shoals industrial park, a move that will help ready the region for new jobs and investment.
https://t.co/N3BaVCa4az
Darius Acuff Jr. of @RazorbackMBB is the second Division I or NBA player in the last 30 seasons to have a game where he:
scored 45+ points
grabbed 5+ rebounds
dished out 5+ assists
had only 1 turnover (or none)
played the entire game
The other was Kobe Bryant on April 10, 2013.
Our industrial development site in Alabama is going platinum — platinum REDI designated, that is. ⭐️
This top‑tier recognition from @SiteSelectGuild, awarded only to properties that meet the highest readiness standards, signals to global site selectors that the Shoals‑area location is fully prepared for fast‑track industrial development: https://t.co/y8geiD2vqV
With strategic rail access, robust utility infrastructure, and a highly skilled regional workforce, this site is positioned to power industrial and logistics growth across the Tennessee Valley.
As our Director of Industrial Development Mary Beth Flournoy shared, “Today’s designation for our Shoals-area site underscores Norfolk Southern’s continued commitment to developing quality, shovel-ready sites that rail shippers can trust to meet their evolving business needs. With its access to markets across the Southeast and Midwest, the Shoals site is positioned to attract companies looking to grow their business with rail.”
@HogStats@RazorbackMBB How come we get the "good refs" when we play a team like Winthrop but the refs we have losing records with officiate the Michigan State types of games?