Wiregrass Innovation Center Groundbreaking Ceremony May 6, 2024 on the Carver Research Campus in Downtown Dothan Alabama’s “Mural City” historical district.

Powers Realty Group LLC, A Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), full service boutique real estate brokerage located on 306 North Foster Street Dothan, Alabama 36303. Our firm is located in the heartbeat of downtown Dothan’s “Mural City” historical district, just a short walk from KBC restaurant, Kiss My Axe, Bellas Italian restaurant, local bookstore, coffee shops, retail stores, the Federal Court house, Dothan Civic Center and the new Wiregrass innovation Center.

Powers Realty Group LLC, Founder, Dave Powers, Broker, REALTOR, MRP, CDS was in attendance of today’s ceremony seeing first hand, the tireless efforts of HudsonAlpha’s leadership, Governor Kay Ivey, State of Alabama representatives, City of Dothan Mayor Saliba, industry executives, educators, local business partnerships, and the City of Dothan’s governmental senior leadership.

The ceremony took place on the Carver Research Campus demonstrating the strategic partnership between educational research and industry that will revolutionize Dothan’s agriculture and research industry by the Fall of 2025.

The Wiregrass Innovation Center is the new home of the Visionaries Who Shape the Future of the South Alabama Wiregrass and the World. This groundbreaking ceremony demonstrates a strategic vison between the State of Alabama, City of Dothan, educators, and industry leaders leading to the economic growth of the local economy.

Powers Realty Group LLC will provide future posts in concert with the Wiregrass Innovation Center (WIC) articles to provide information and relocation resources for the future workforce and businesses considering relocating to the South Alabama Wiregrass and the City of Dothan marketplace.

Powers Realty Group LLC, (SDVOSB), 306 North Foster Street, Dothan, Alabama 36303 www.powersrealtygrp.com

Dave R. Powers, Broker, REALTOR, Founder, MRP, CDS, (407) 729-7034, [email protected]

Please see The Wiregrass Innovation Center (WIC) Press Release and HudsonAlpha Leadership Information below.

A Home For Visionaries Who Will Shape The Future Of The Wiregrass And The World

The Wiregrass Innovation Center (WIC) will be a space for hands-on training, learning, and engagement of AgTech innovation in the world of science, genomics, and research. It will create a home for entrepreneurs and innovators to propel their businesses forward and provide job opportunities for local people. The Wiregrass Innovation Center will be a place where ideas grow and entrepreneurs thrive and will be a home for visionaries who will shape the future of the Wiregrass and the world.

HudsonAlpha Wiregrass, a public-private collaboration between the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and the City of Dothan, will anchor the 45,000 sq. ft. facility. The new center will spark innovation, enhance STEM education, and inspire economic growth by leveraging and engaging with local and regional stakeholders.

“The Wiregrass Innovation Center will be a destination for innovators, a place for experiential learning and the nerve center for economic development,” said Governor Kay Ivey. “By working together, the state of Alabama, the city of Dothan, HudsonAlpha and leaders across the region have ensured innovation continues to sweep across all of Alabama. I am confident this facility will be known as one of the top AgTech Centers in the nation.”

Who Made the Wiregrass Innovation Center Possible?

The idea for the Wiregrass Innovation Center grew out of the City of Dothan’s City Center project, an initiative with years of planning and conceptualization to revitalize the city’s core with the hope for further revitalization efforts from both public and private developers.

“If a vision doesn’t make you strain to see if it’s possible; if a vision doesn’t make you feel like we’re reaching and questioning how we can do this, then it’s not much of a vision at all,” stated Dothan Mayor, Mark Saliba, at the groundbreaking of the City Center project. “This vision needs to be transformational. It needs to be a vision that will not only benefit us now, but our children, and our grandchildren, and our great-grandchildren.”

As a part of the City Center Project, the Wiregrass Innovation Center will serve as a hub of innovation for the Wiregrass community and beyond. Thanks to the State of Alabama and the Wiregrass Foundation for the support to create this space to pursue this vision.

HudsonAlpha Leadership Contact Information

HudsonAlpha Wiregrass will serve as the anchor tenant of the facility. Connect with us by contacting Dean Mitchell, Director of HudsonAlpha Wiregrass, or Ann Carr, Economic Development Associate for HudsonAlpha Wiregrass.