MONTGOMERY— A $300,000 Community Development Block Grant awarded by Gov. Robert Bentley will help bring 150 new jobs to Walker County.
The grant will enable the city of Jasper to extend public water and sewer service to the planned Yorozu Corp. facility in Jasper Industrial Park. The 100,000-square-foot facility will produce metal parts used in the suspension systems of vehicles built at nearby automotive manufacturers. The company expects to hire 150 workers initially and could hire up to 300 employees once the plant reaches full operating capacity.
“Creating jobs remains a top priority of my administration, and this project along with
Robert Bentley
expansion of the Mar-Jac Poultry plant means at least 200 new job opportunities in the Jasper area,” Bentley said. “Jasper is on a roll, and I commend the efforts of local and state leaders to attract business and industry to Walker County.”
The project will include installation of water and sewer mains and related equipment along portions of Charles Bishop Industrial Drive and Whitehouse Road. A sewer pump station will be built next to the Yorozu facility.
Jasper officials say the water and sewer expansion project will help attract other businesses to the industrial park. The city is contributing $100,000 in matching funds and expects $200,000 in other funding to complete the project.
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. ADECA administers an array of programs supporting law enforcement and traffic safety, economic development, energy conservation, water resource management and recreation development.
Bentley notified Mayor V.L. “Sonny” Posey that he had approved the grant.
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