Alabama makes strides in bringing high speed Internet to rural communities
Fiber infrastructure is a key tool in attracting new and expanding businesses across Alabama, and local providers are actively working to install innovative internet technologies, particularly in the state’s rural areas. In recent years, AT&T has invested nearly $1.2 billion in Alabama to enhance its wired and wireless networks, in both urban and rural areas.…
GD Copper USA adding 40 jobs at Alabama manufacturing facility
THOMASVILLE, Alabama — GD Copper USA, the first U.S. manufacturing facility operated by China’s Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, said today that it is adding as many as 40 workers at its plant in Wilcox County. GD Copper’s facility in the Pine Hill community opened in 2014 and now employs 300 people. The 500,000-square-foot…
Chambers County 2016 scorecard: 119 new jobs, $171M investment
LANETT, Alabama – Building on a solid period of rejuvenation, Alabama’s Chambers County attracted more than $171.3 million in new capital investment last year, spurring the creation of 119 new and future jobs, economic development officials said. In addition, the Chambers County Development Authority (CCDA) reported that it has developed an active pipeline for 2017.…
MöllerTech project shows momentum for rural development (video)
WOODSTOCK, Alabama – Global auto supplier MöllerTech on Tuesday officially launched work on a $46.3 million manufacturing facility near this tiny Bibb County community, a project that will create more than 220 jobs and spur growth in this rural region. MöllerTech’s selection of the Bibb County site also shows that Alabama’s rural areas are now…
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…
