Visionary industrial park spurs 1,300 new jobs in rural Bibb County, Alabama
Visionary industrial park spurs 1,300 new jobs in rural Bibb County, Alabama By Dawn Azok March 5, 2021 Gov. Kay Ivey, center, joins Mercedes officials Jason Hoff, left, and Markus Schäfer in turning a shovel at a groundbreaking ceremony for the automaker's battery plant in Bibb County in 2018. (Hal Yeager/Governor's Office) Bibb County is adding hundreds of jobs, significant capital investment and next-generation automotive industry technology, thanks to the vision of a local timber magnate. More than a decade ago, Scott Davis began working to build the 564-acre industrial park near Woodst...