HUNTSVILLE – In late summer 2020 with the COVID pandemic raging, the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber and the Limestone County Economic Development Authority joined the Hollingsworth Cos. in breaking ground on the largest speculative industrial facility in North Alabama.

The facility in Huntsville’s SouthPoint Business Park, sometimes called SouthPoint Industrial Park, has become a hot spot for industrial-related businesses looking to expand or relocate their manufacturing and distribution facilities to Alabama.

And now there is no leased space left in the park.

“We have successfully grown our business on the belief that American manufacturing will continue to prosper, and the southeastern U.S. will lead this growth,” said CEO Joe Hollingsworth. “I would like to thank the community for being willing to invest time, effort, and money into being a true partner in making this park successful.

“It is my belief that the next 10 years will be the best economic period of our lives.”

The company’s footprint has 12 buildings with more than 2,000,000 square feet.

Just off I-65 and I-565 and five miles from the Mazda Toyota Manufacturing plant, SouthPoint is a prime location for North Alabama’s exploding automotive market. But, its tenants also include defense contractors, building materials, and marine suppliers, and beverage distributors.

“Having a balanced mix of industries in the park has provided a great deal of stability to the labor market in the region,” said Brooks Kracke, president and CEO of the North Alabama Industrial Development Association. “This park mirrors the regional growth we have seen over the last ten years that have included major projects by defense contractors, automotive suppliers, and numerous support industries that have fueled the record growth of the entire North Alabama region.”

SouthPoint Business Park provides access to markets in Nashville and Louisville to the north, and Birmingham and the Gulf Coast to the south.