ON PRESENTING THE PROPOSAL TO VOTERS UNTIL THEY HAVE MORE INFORMATION. TUSCALOOSA WILL SOON BE HOME TO AN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION CREATING NEW JOBS IN THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR. WVTM 13’ CHIP SCARBOROUGH SAYS IT IS JUST PART OF THE BUILDING FROM THE DEVASTATING TORNADO EIGHT YEARS AGO. CHIP: YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE START OF A PROJECT THAT WILL BRING MORE THAN 100 JOBS TO THE AREA OF TUSCALOOSA, HARDEST HIT ARE THE APRIL 11, 2017 TORNADO. >> IT IS A TRADITION RICH ALBERTA. CHIP: AN ENGINEERING COMPANY WILL BUILD ITS NEW HEADQUARTERS ALONG UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD IN ALBERTA NEXT TO THE ALBERTA SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS. THE GERMAN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY PROVIDES EQUIPMENT TO COMPANIES LIKE VOLKSWAGEN AND LA-Z-BOY AND HELPS WITH MANUFACTURING. THE CEOS SAID THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REASONS WHY HE CHOSE TUSCALOOSA. >> IT IS IN THE HEARTBEAT OF THE MANUFACTURING -- THE AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING SECTION. AND IT IS A WELCOMING COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE CITY AND THE COUNTY AND WE HAVE A VERY CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY. CHIP: THE COMPANY HOPES TO TAKE BETTER ADVANTAGE OF THE ENGINEERING STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA. TUSCALOOSA COMPETED AGAINST CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE AND GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA TO TRY TO LAND THIS COMPANY. >> BEFORE THE TORNADO, WE HAD ISSUES WITH CRIME AND PROPERTY. WE KNEW WE HAD TO BE METHODICAL AND MAKE THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS. AND WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO BRING BUSINESSES THAT WILL HELP REDEVELOP IN A POSITIVE WAY. CHIP: THEY SAY TH IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ALBERTA. THEY ARE EXCITED FOR AN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY COMING TO ALBERTA. CHIP: THE COMPANY RECEIVED A GRANT THROUGH A PROG