Small town Badin, North Carolina and nearby dams on the Yadkin River were built in the early 1900s by ALCOA, an aluminum company. Federal permits to create the dams were issued because of promised employment for the citizens of Stanly County. ALCOA closed in 2007, devastating the town of Badin. Now the state of NC and other parties believe ALCOA should not be re-permitted to operate the dams.