Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $180,000 grant that will help an Alabama lumber company build a plant that will lead to 130 jobs in east-central Alabama.
The grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission, a federal-state partnership program, will help Alexander City provide infrastructure needed to pave the way for the construction of Two Rivers Lumber sawmill at the Lake Martin Regional Industrial Park near Kellyton.
The ARC grant will be combined with a $180,000 Community Development Block Grant awarded earlier this year by Gov. Ivey. The $115 million sawmill will be constructed on a 110-acre site in the industrial park off U.S. Highway 280.
“This sawmill will have a tremendous economic impact for Coosa County, Tallapoosa County and much of east central Alabama,” Gov. Ivey said. “While the mill will employ 130 people, the ripple effect will benefit timberland owners, foresters and harvesters and multiple other businesses.”
Two Rivers Lumber was established in 2017 in Demopolis by the owners of McElroy Truck Lines and Sumter Timber, both based in west Alabama. Two Rivers Lumber Company is a state-of-the-art dimensional southern yellow pine mill.
