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October 1 2025
Vol. XXVII • No. 20
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Projects Under Construction at Army’s Fort Gordon Construction crews from the 4k Global-ACC joint-venture JV LLC are working on two projects at the Army’s Fort Gordon southwest of Augusta, one of the largest American military installations. The JV secured the contract for the $30,495,646 repair of the Willard Training Area (WTA), which is 56 percent complete, and the $23,103,757.43 Brant Hall renovation - Phase 1 project, which is 94 percent complete. Fort Gordon (formerly Fort Eisenhower) is home of the United States Army Signal Corps, United States Army Cyber Command and the Cyber Center of Excellence (CCoE), as well as the National Security Agency/Central Security Service Georgia Cryptologic Center (NSA Georgia or NSAG). More than 16,000 military service members and 13,500 civilian personnel are assigned to it. The projects are being managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Savannah District. “The Willard Training Area (WTA) is an outdoor training area with multiple buildings and is utilized by the Cyber Center of Excellence for tactical training,” said Stephen Montjoy, the USACE area engineer for Fort Gordon. “It is an outdoor training area that can simulate field conditions for the signal school and electronic warfare soldiers. Brandt Hall is a large facility with classrooms and equipment that will likely help signal soldiers train through real-world conditions.” The Willard Training Area project is a designbid-build and general construction project, which Chilled water pipes were installed underground.
By Irwin Rapoport
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Earthwork is under way at the Willard Training Area.
should be delivered in early January 2027. The work includes infrastructure development, the repair of existing training facilities, demolition of structures no longer needed and the improvement of the parking lots and drop-off areas, as well as the establishment of logistic support areas for soldiers bivouacking on site. Additionally, it includes the construction of a tactical operations center with new overhead shelters, antenna pads and generator pads. Phase 1 of the Brant Hall Renovation should be completed by November. Crews are renovating a classroom wing of Brant Hall, which has three wings and a central interior training space. see ARMY page 6
JS Link to Invest $223M in Rare-Earth Magnet Facility in Columbus A major international employer is setting up shop in Columbus, Ga. JS Link America, a U.S.-owned subsidiary of JS Link, a Korean company, said in a news release through the office of Gov. Brian Kemp that it will invest $223 million to create a rare-earth permanent magnet facility in the western Georgia city. The facility is expected to have a production capacity of 3,000 tons, according to the company. Rare-earth magnets are critical components for an array of manufactured products
including automobiles, wind turbines, elevators, home appliances and more. JS Link America also plans to bring 524 jobs to Columbus. Selvin Hollingsworth, chair of the Development Authority of Columbus, described those positions as “high paying,” with an average salary of $89,000 per year. During its hiring process, the company will be looking for engineering, production, construction, administrative and management personnel, according to the news release. “On behalf of Choose Columbus and the
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economic development team, we are proud to have JS Link join our corporate community,” Hollingworth said. “This location will have a large impact on our entire regional economy, and we look forward to helping them establish and grow their U.S. presence in Columbus.” Founded in 2000, JS Link is a Korean
biotechnology company specializing in research and development. The facility will be in a 130,000-sq.-ft. building at the Muscogee Technology Park. Operations are expected to begin there in late 2027. The news is the first economic development announcement from Choose Columbus, a standalone organization focused on job creation, capital investment and business recruitment in the Chattahoochee Valley. see FACILITY page 4