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Auburn touts company expansions, job gains and new control tower funding
Summary
Mayor Ron Anders reported economic development wins—including eight company expansions, two new installations, and more than $480 million in investment generating over 200 new and retained jobs—and praised federal support for a new air traffic control tower at Auburn University Regional Airport.
Mayor Ron Anders used the State of the City address to highlight recent private-sector growth and infrastructure that support further expansion. He said Auburn's industrial base counts 43 small- to mid-size technology and manufacturing firms employing more than 4,500 people across four industrial parks, and that over the past year the city recorded eight company expansions and two new installations totaling "more than 480,000,000 and more than 200 new and retained jobs."
Anders credited partnership and federal support for recent airport work, noting he participated in a groundbreaking for a new air traffic control tower at Auburn University Regional Airport and said Congressman Mike Rogers secured funding for the project.
The mayor framed the industrial recruitment effort as aligned with Auburn University's research mission and as central to regional economic growth; he did not provide company names for the expansions during the address.
