The Jefferson County Commission has approved a key incentive package to support a major long-term expansion by the American Cast Iron Pipe Company (ACIPCO) that is expected to drive jobs and modern manufacturing growth in North Birmingham.
The Commission voted to provide a $320,000 incentive as part of ACIPCO’s nearly $800 million industrial expansion, one of the largest economic projects in the county outside of Smucker’s recent $1.1 billion investment in McCalla. The incentive ties to an expected creation of about 80 new full-time jobs with average earnings around $114,000 per year.
ACIPCO’s plan, branded “AMERICAN for Life 2030,” centers on modernizing its century-old North Birmingham facility. The overhaul includes replacing older coke-fired furnaces with greener electric induction furnaces, adding new casting machines, and building a new lining and coating plant. The project would also include a new employee center with modern amenities for staff…