MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $180,000 grant to support the construction of a new sawmill operation in Coosa County. The industry will employ 130 people.
The grant to Alexander City will enable the city to provide water and sewer services to Two Rivers Lumber Co. which is constructing a $115 million sawmill at the Lake Martin Regional Industrial Park near Kellyton. Two Rivers Lumber Co. currently operates a sawmill in Demopolis that employs 145 people.
“Forestry is a big business in Alabama and the construction of the Two Rivers Lumber sawmill in Kellyton demonstrates that the industry is strong in our state and continues to create new job opportunities,” Gov. Ivey said. “This plant will have a significant economic impact for Coosa and Tallapoosa counties and beyond. I am pleased to support this project.”
Two Rivers Lumber is being built on a 110-acre site in the industrial park off U.S. Highway 280 and McClellan Drive. Alexander City supplies water and sewer infrastructure to the industrial park.
Two Rivers is expected to begin production at the Kellyton plant sometime in 2025. Two Rivers was established in 2017 by the owners of McElroy Truck Lines and Sumter Timber, both based in west Alabama. The Demopolis sawmill plant currently produces 200 million board feet per year.
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grant from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
“This project, which will provide economic benefits and new jobs for the Coosa County and Alexander City areas, was made possible by a collaboration of many partners,” ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell said. “ADECA joins Gov. Ivey and local leaders in support of this project.”
Gov. Ivey notified Mayor Curtis “Woody” Baird that the grant had been approved. Local funding of $190,000 has been pledged for the project.
ADECA administers a wide range of programs supporting law enforcement and traffic safety, economic development, energy conservation, water resource management and recreation development.
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