MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $200,000 grant to help the city of Lineville provide infrastructure needs that will help two local industries expand and provide additional jobs.
Funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission will be combined with a $200,000 Community Development Block Grant awarded by Gov. Ivey in August to upgrade two key city streets. The streets are critical access roads for the two companies.
Integrity Cabinets, the city’s largest private employer, and Cheaha Tie & Timber, a fast-growing company in the timber industry, will together add 23 employees with their expansions. The two businesses rely heavily on truck transportation, meriting the need for the street repairs.
“These street improvements will benefit the growth of Integrity Cabinets and Cheaha Tie & Timber and lead to new jobs and economic development in the city of Lineville. They will also benefit the timber and transportation industry in Clay County and east-central Alabama,” Gov. Ivey said. “I am pleased to announce this latest funding to support the jobs that these industries are creating, benefiting Lineville as a whole.”
Street improvements will be made on Industrial Boulevard and College Street, both of which are access roads to the two industries. Both streets are deteriorated and require significant upgrades to accommodate the increased traffic from the two industries.
Integrity Cabinets, which employs 300 people, is a family owned and operated business that has been producing custom cabinets for the past 20 years. Cheaha Tie & Timber is a 10-year-old company that moved to Lineville about five years ago. The company primarily produces railroad ties and wood byproducts.
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering both the ARC and CDBG grants.
“The Appalachian Regional Commission has been a valued partner in economic development projects in the northern half of Alabama for more than 50 years, and their assistance in this project is greatly appreciated,” ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell said. “I also commend Lineville Mayor Roy Adamson and other local leaders for their wise decision to pursue both ARC and CDBG funds for this project.”
ARC is an economic development agency of the federal government and 13 state governments. The agency’s mission is to innovate, partner and invest to build community capacity and strengthen economic growth in Appalachia to help the region achieve socioeconomic parity with the nation. Thirty-seven Alabama counties, including Clay County, are part of the ARC region and eligible for funds.
Community Development Block Grants are made available by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
ADECA manages a range of programs that support law enforcement, economic development, recreation, energy conservation and water resource management.
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