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Abbeville Fiber Sawmill

After sitting vacant for more than a decade, the former WestPoint Stevens building in Abbeville is now buzzing with new life and 115 jobs after a $40 million transformation by Great Southern Wood.

Investment

  • NMTC Amount: $20,000,000
  • Total Project Cost: $40,000,000

IMPACT

  • 115 FTE jobs
  • 36 construction jobs

Investor

Voices from the Community

Alabama is a place where we build ourselves up and celebrate the entrepreneur. This is proof it’s worth investing in our hometowns.

-Kay Ivey, Governor, State of Alabama

Project Description

After sitting vacant for more than a decade, the former WestPoint Stevens building in Abbeville is now buzzing with new life and 115 jobs after a $40 million transformation by Great Southern Wood.

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Address: intersection of U.S. 431 and Alabama Highway 27, Abbeyville, AL 36310

Census Tract: 1067030200

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