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

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

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 fac...

German company creating 73 jobs with Alabama plant serving auto industry By Alabama NewsCenter Staff December 22, 2020 Heiche US Surface Technologies will expand the 53,000-square-foot spec building in Jasper Industrial Park to more than 100,000 square feet. (Walker County Development Authority) Heiche US Surface Technologies is buying and expanding the Jasper Speculative Building for an automotive industry coatings plant, creating 73 jobs in Walker County. Heinsdorfergrund, Saxony, Germany-based Heiche, part of KAP Surface Technologies group, plans to expand the speculative building to more ...