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Jasper, Walker County awarded SEEDS grant funding

Both Jasper and Walker County will benefit from a state program providing funding to assist with economic development.

Commission OKs abatements for county's largest investment

The Walker County Commission on Monday unanimously approved property tax and sales and use abatements for a major solar farm project - thought to be the largest single capital investment

$118 Million Expansion Announced At Roper Corporation; 646 New Jobs To Be Added

Robert Wardlaw, Walker County Economic Development Director, To Retire At The End Of The Year

New venture will expand Jasper lumber production facility, creating 60 jobs

By Staff | December 31, 2020 | Filed under: News   MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that Jasper Lumber Co. and Canada’s Tolko Industries Ltd. have formed a partnership that will expand lumber production at a Walker County facility through a $45 million project creating at least 60 jobs. The investment will triple capacity at Jasper Lumber’s existing sawmill and create additional activity for its other subsidiary companies, which will operate under the parent company Jasper Forest Products LLC, a Jasper-Tolko Partnership. Plans call for the construction of new facilities, the installation of new machinery, and increased shifting at the mill. Governor Kay Ivey