Central Alabama Wood Products is investing another $18 million to double the production capacity of its sawmill operation in Nixburg.
“It is a good day in Coosa County and it’s a good day in Alabama,” Lake Martin Area Industrial Development Authority (LMAEDA) Executive Director Don McClellan said. “Someone makes this kind of investment, it’s good for the entire state.”
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