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WORKFORCE
Meet the main characters in our industry success stories – our people.
Learn more about our workforce advantages and see a few examples of how the skills and work ethic of our people have helped Monroe County businesses rise to global demands.
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Gate Precast
- Gate Precast’s work has a critical role in the non-stop flow of aircraft at the world’s busiest passenger airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The airport used Gate’s architectural precast to construct its air traffic control tower.
- Gate’s Monroeville manufacturing facility can produce over one million square feet of architectural precast annually.
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GP Cellulose
- GP Cellulose, a division of Georgia-Pacific, strives for environmental, social, and economic sustainability.
- The Monroe County GP Cellulose manufacturing plant uses only wood and fiber delivered through a rigorous supply chain process that has earned Forest Stewardship Council Chain-of-Custody certification.
- Jobs are sustained along with forests here in Monroe County. Nearly 450 people work at the plant producing fluff pulp used as an absorbent filler for various products.
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Billy Barnes Enterprises
- This national trucking and logistics firm commands a fleet of lightweight, powerful trucks to haul various lumber products using state-of-the-art technology.
- The company’s 200-plus drivers are critical to the company’s record of safety and customer satisfaction. Billy Barnes Enterprises has retained all of its original customers since its founding in 1975.
- Many of Barnes’ original employees (some have retired) are also on the job, keeping the industry on the move.
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Fruit of the Loom
- In 2008, when long-time Monroeville employer Vanity Fair chose to close its local manufacturing operation, parent company Fruit of the Loom maintained its value for our hard-working labor force and location.
- Fruit of the Loom transitioned a larger share of its distribution operations here and today employs more than 285 people, an increase of more than 100 when the facility focused on manufacturing.