🏗️ ACIPCO’s $790M+ PROJECT WILL CREATE 80 HIGH-PAYING JOBS: The American Cast Iron Pipe Company (ACIPCO) has solicited a jobs grant from Jefferson County Commission, according to the agenda for the JCC’s Thu, 1/8 meeting.Â
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The project would:
— Replace existing furnaces
— Create a new lining + coating facility
— Add new casting machines
— Establish a new employee center
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đź’°The estimated capital investment is over $793M
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👷‍♂️80 jobs would be created that pay $55/hr ($114k/year)Â
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💬“We’ve been at the same place on the north side of Birmingham …We do all sorts of other things around the country but … we want to stay in Birmingham and reinvest in Birmingham.”
-John Hagelskamp, senior vice president of sales at ACIPCO
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👉Jefferson County’s economic incentives will total $320K, given ACIPCO completes the project + makes the expected capital investment.
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