MöllerTech plans $46M Alabama auto parts plant with 222 jobs
CENTREVILLE, Alabama — German automotive supplier MöllerTech announced today that it will invest $46.3 million to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Bibb County, creating 222 jobs in Alabama’s growing auto sector. “Attracting investment and new jobs to Alabama’s rural counties is a key priority in our overall economic development strategy, and MöllerTech’s manufacturing facility in…
Two Rivers Lumber Co. to build $65M Alabama sawmill
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Governor Robert Bentley announced today that Two Rivers Lumber Co. plans to invest $65 million to build a state-of-the-art sawmill in Demopolis that will create 55 jobs initially and a total of 95 eventually. “I am committed to helping the rural areas of the great state of Alabama become more prosperous through…
Farmers Home Furniture plans $10M Alabama distribution hub
RUSSELLVILLE, Alabama – Farmers Home Furniture announced plans today to invest $10 million in a new distribution center in northwest Alabama, creating up to 80 jobs and strengthening its expanding retail presence in the Southeast. At a media briefing in Franklin County today, Farmers outlined plans for the hub, which will be located in a…
Georgia-Pacific upgrades Alabama River Cellulose with $110 million investment
PURDUE HILL, Alabama — Georgia-Pacific today announced plans for $110 million in upgrades to its Alabama River Cellulose (ARC) mill in Monroe County, enhancing the facility’s competitiveness and making it more technologically advanced. The investments include replacing one of the mill’s two existing wood yards that process incoming logs, upgrading the other wood yard and…
Korean logistics company LogisAll to open $4 million Alabama facility
SHORTER, Alabama – Korean logistics company LogisAll plans to open a facility in Macon County that will serve the bustling Interstate 85 automotive manufacturing corridor, creating between 40 and 60 jobs in the plant’s first year of operation. LogisAll will initially invest $4 million in its new Alabama facility, which will receive, quality-test, inventory and…
Mar-Jac Poultry Alabama announces major expansion
SPRUCE PINE, Alabama – Mar-Jac Poultry Alabama LLC said today that it is investing about $50 million in its Northwest Alabama operations, creating and retaining more than 100 new and existing jobs and strengthening the company’s presence in the state. The centerpiece of Mar-Jac Poultry’s investment is a new $25 million feedmill in the Franklin…
Why creating 11 jobs in rural Alabama rated a shout-out
VERNON, Alabama – On a sunny day last October, Mayor Glenn Crawford joined Governor Robert Bentley in this Lamar County town to welcome the first tenant in Vernon’s industrial park – K&S Lumber Co., which was producing railroad cross-ties with a small initial workforce. For Crawford, this was a significant project, capping lots of hard…
Knauf Insulation to expand Alabama plant, create 100 jobs
LANETT, Alabama – Knauf Insulation plans to double production at its Alabama plant, adding as many as 100 new workers in an expansion project that will make the Chambers County facility one of the nation’s largest insulation factories. Knauf Insulation Senior Vice President Jon Pereira said the company selected the Lanett plant for expansion over…
SharkBite maker to expand Alabama manufacturing base, create 130 jobs
CULLMAN, Alabama – Reliance Worldwide Corp., a leading maker of products for the plumbing and heating industries, announced plans today to open a new manufacturing facility in Cullman to launch U.S. production of its innovative SharkBite plumbing connection system, creating 130 jobs over five years. Atlanta-based Reliance Worldwide (RWC), operating in Cullman as Cash Acme,…
Alabama couple finds recipe for success in sprouted wheat
FITZPATRICK, Alabama — Peggy Sutton’s business may have started out as a hobby in this rural Alabama hamlet, but today her fast-growing To Your Health Sprouted Flour Co. sells its whole grain products to big-name food industry players and health-conscious customers around the world. In a Bullock County base just off U.S. Highway 82, the…
