A fundraising account aimed to assist the families of the six poultry workers killed in a nitrogen leak Jan. 28 has been set up through Peach State Bank.
The account, named the Gainesville Family Victim Hope Fund, is a collaborative effort by local organizations and churches to provide monetary support to the immediate families of the victims of last month’s chemical leak at Foundation Food Group in Gainesville.
Art Gallegos with the Latinos Conservative Organization (LCO) said local non-profits have certainly offered immediate in-kind help to the six families, but he said the financial need will be ongoing.
Gallegos said the bank account will be open for donations through the end of May, and then the money will be divided among the families of the six employees who died.
Cottrell’s $125 million expansion marks first phase of new Gainesville business park The city of Gainesville wants to build a 1,300-acre business park off of Allen Creek Road and will work with the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce to recruit tenants. The city already owns the land.
Cottrell, a Gainesville-based maker of over-the-road car haulers and equipment, is planning to invest $125 million in a 500,000-square-foot plant in the city’s new 1,300-acre Gainesville 85 Business Park.
“With a nearly 50-year history in Hall County, Cottrell has been a valued member of Georgia’s advanced manufacturing community for decades,” Gov. Brian Kemp said in a press release Tuesday, Feb. 16, announcing the expansion. “It s great to see Cottrell double down on their investment in Gainesville and put highly skilled, hardworking Georgians back to work.”
Feb. 17—ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp announced that Cottrell, an industry leader in manufacturing and assembling over-the-road car haulers and equipment, will establish a second manufacturing facility in Gainesville. This will serve as the company's North Campus, adjacent to their existing South Campus in Hall County. Cottrell will invest $125 million in the new 500,000-square-foot facility, .
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