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MAJOR EMPLOYERS: MONROE COUNTY, ALABAMA

(Updated May 2010: Monroeville/Monroe County Chamber of Commerce)

MANUFACTURERS:

ALABAMA RIVER NEWSPRINT CO. (Plant is Idling)
P.O. Box 10
Perdue Hill, AL 36470
Telephone: 251/575-2800
Fax: 251/743-6427
Est. 1990
Manufactures newsprint
Joint Owners: Abitibi Consolidated
1155 Metcalfe St., Suite 800
Montreal, Quebec Canada H385H2

ALABAMA RIVER GROUP
Parent Company Parsons Whitemore
4 International Drive, Rye Brook, NY 10573
Phone: 919/937-9009
Email; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Website: www.ariver.com
ALABAMA RIVER PULP COMPANY
P.O.Box 100 Perdue Hill, Al. 36470
Telephone: 251/575-2000; Fax 251/743-8432
Est. 1978
EVP & General Manager: Robert A. "Pete" Black, Jr.
Produces hardwood & softwood pulps
Distribution-International
Employment: 525

ALABAMA RIVER WOODLANDS
P. O. Box 99
Perdue Hill, Al. 36470
Telephone: 251/743-8268
Fax: 251/743-8401
President: Steve Harris
Wood procurement for Alabama River Mills
Employment: 27

B & B CABINET DOORS, LLC
360 Industrial Park Drive, Monroeville, Alabama 36460
Telephone: 251/575-7867; Fax: 251/575-4957
Established: 2001
Owners: Ricky Carnes & Neel Lavender
Employment: 12
Manufactures unfinished cabinet doors and custom millwork
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Web: http://bbcabinetdoors.com

BEATRICE MEAT COMPANY
2595 Grant Boulevard
Beatrice, AL 36425
Established 2005
Owners: David F. Steele, J. Hudson Hines, Hines Steele, Jerry Steele
General Manager: Jeff Kircharr
Business Manager: Elizabeth Moseman
Employment: 5 - 15
Manufactures and wholesale Monroe Sausage; Venison processors
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Web: http://www.beatricemeatcompany.com
Telephone: 251/789-2242

COVINGTON HEAVY DUTY PARTS INC
3885 South Alabama Av., Monroeville, AL 36460
Telephone; 251/575-4111; Fax: 251/575-7018 or
1000 By Pass West, P. O. Box 1049
Andalusia, AL 36420
Telephone: 334/222-4153; 800/222-3875 ; Fax: 334/222-7638
Est: 1972
President: Jimmy E. Pate
Managers: Todd Pate, VP
Human Resources: Melissa Barefoot
Employment: 6
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Website: www.covingtonhd.com

GATE PRECAST COMPANY
2440 S. Alabama Ave.
Monroeville, AL 36460
Telephone: 251/575-2803; Fax 251/575-9174
Est.: 1984
President & COO: Dean Gwin;
VP of Operations: Mark Ledkins;
VP of Engineering: Tom Blazek;
Plant Manager: Mark Blanton;
Human Resources: Sam Martin
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Manufacturer of Architectural Precast Concrete

GEORGIA-PACIFIC WOOD PRODUCTS, LLC (Plant is Idling)
4224 Highway 21 N.
Peterman, AL 36471
Telephone: 251/575-2770
Est: 1978
Manufactures plywood
Plant Manager: Mike Golden
Forest Resources Manager: Rob Martin
Human Resources Dir.: Anita Ashwoeth
Plant Controller: Anna Hudson
Employment: 349
Parent Company: Georgia-Pacific Corp. 133 Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Telephone: 404/652-4000

GIANT BUILDING
(Division of Food Giant)
U S Highway 84 West
Frisco City, AL 36445
Telephone: 251/743-2377
Plant Manager: Sonny Wilder
Employment: 3; Established: 2004
Builder of wood storage sheds in standard and
custom sizes
Distributes within a 160-mile radius of Monroeville. Distribution is through Food Giant
and Piggly Wiggly .
Corporate Office- Giant Foods, 120 Industrial Drive, Saxton, Missouri 63801. Corporate Contact
Johnny Tucker. Telephone: 573/934-0396

HARRIGAN LUMBER COMPANY
(Plant will restart June 2010)
P.O. Drawer 926
Monroeville, Al. 36461
Telephone: 251/575-4821
Fax: 251/575-7271
Est.: 1974
President: Patrick Harrigan
Production Manager: Mike Montgomery
Procurement Manager: Boyd Robinson
Sales Manager: Gary Rice
Human Resources: Reid Manning
Manufacturer of Southern Yellow Pine dimension lumber.
Employment: 54
Distribution: Southeastern US
www.harriganlumber.com
 
OWENS LUMBER COMPANY
31595 Highway 47 North
Pineapple, Alabama 36768
Julian Owens, Manager
Employment: 32
Hardwood lumber
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Phone: 251/746-2731
Fax: 251/746-2587

MINEOLA WATER COMPANY
12641 Highway 59 South
Uriah-Chrysler, AL 36480
Telephone: 1/877-943-5871
Plant Manger: David Forbes
Employment: 7
Water bottling plant-bottled from the source, a deep aquifer
Corporate Contact- David Forbes, P. O. Box 864, Foley, AL 36536

ROCKY CREEK LUMBER CO.
PO Box 520
Monroeville, AL 36461
Telephone: 251/575-7300
Fax #: 251/575-3343
Est.: 2001
Plant Manager & CEO: Allen Smith
Human Resources Manager: Chrissy Sturdivant
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Manufacturer of timber and lumber-sawmill
Employment: 80
Parent Company: Roy O. Martin Lumber
PO Box 1110
Alexandria, LA 71309-1110
Telephone: 318/483-0405
www.martco.com

SCOTCH PLYWOOD
P. O. Box 97 Beatrice, AL 36425
Highway 21 North
Telephone: 251/789-2112
Fax #: 251/789-2290
Est. 1971
Plant Manager: Mike Brown
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Manufacturer of pine veneer
Employment: 125
Parent Company: Scotch Lumber Company, P. O. Box 38, Fulton, Al. 36446

SOUTHERN CYPRESS & LUMBER COMPANY, INC.
5201 Bowden St.
P. O. Box 576
Frisco City, AL 36445
Telephone: 251/267-2223
Fax #: 251/267-2224
Est.: 1987
President: Jeff Baggett
Managers: Jeff Baggett & Tamera Baggett
Human Resources: Tamera Bagggett
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Distribution area: Southeastern United States and Southeastern Asia
Produces: cypress lumber & timber

STANDARD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.

57 Chambers Street, Frisco City, AL 36445; Telephone: 251/267-3111
Corporate Office: 801 Hwy. 31 South. Bay Minette, AL 36507
Telephone: 251/267-3111 Monroeville, AL Fax: 800/842-9379
Standard Furniture Established 1946
Plant Manager, Frisco City: Thomas Caskey
Manufactures & Assembles Bedroom & Other Furniture
Human Resources, Frisco City: Steve Pond
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President, Standard Furniture Corporate: Mike Peters
CEO: Billy Hood
CFO: Kerry Nickerson
Executive Vice President: Philip M. Hodgson
Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing: Todd Evans
Employment: Frisco City - 135; Bay Minette - 965; Total: 1,100

TEMPLE
P.O.Box 966, 2830 Hornady Drive, Monroeville, AL 36461
Telephone: 251/575-4876
Established 1978
Plant Manager: Jerry Jones
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Human Resources: Mike Patrick
Manufactures particle board
Employment: 102
Parent Company: Temple-Inland, P. O. Drawer N
Diboll, Texas 75941.409/829-5511

VANITY FAIR BRANDS, INC.

624 So. Alabama Ave.
Monroeville, AL 36462
Telephone: 251/575-3231
Fax #: 251/743-6254
Est.: 1937
President: Curt Holtz (Alpharetta, GA)
Intimate Apparel.
Employment: 500
Distribution: International
Corporate Office: Vanity Fair Brands
3025 Windward Plaza Box 1801
Alpharetta, GA 30023-1801
Telephone: 770-753-6900

Parent Company: Fruit of the Loom
One Fruit of the Loom Drive P.O. Box 90015
Bowling Green, KY 42102
Telephone: 270/781-6400

OTHER MAJOR MONROE COUNTY EMPLOYERS/SERVICES

ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
1627 South Alabama Avenue
Monroeville, AL 36460
Telephone: 1-800-245-2244
Fax #: 251/743-5340
General Manager: Larry Woods
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Telephone: 251-809-0994
Supplier of commercial and residential electricity
Employment: 18
www.alabamapower.com


ALABAMA RAILROAD
2746 Hornady Drive
Monroeville, AL 36460
Telephone: 251/743-3314
Fax: 251/575-4569
Est: October 1991
President: Mike Carr
Managers: Wayne Harrelson
Short line rail transporting wood products and petroleum gas
Employment: 6
Parent Company: Pioneer Railcorp:
Corporate Office: 1318 South Johanson Road, Peoria, Illinois 61607
Telephone: (309) 697-1400
Director of Marketing: Kathy Bush
Marketing Manager Kelly Glass
Guy Brenkman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

ALABAMA & GULF COAST RAILWAY

Timothy M. Kelly- General Manager
136 N. Mt. Pleasant Avenue, P. O. Box 339, Monroeville, AL 36461
Monroeville, AL 36460
Telephone: 251/575-5008
Fax: 251/575-2694
Est: 9/1997
General Manager: Timothy M. Kelly
Marketing Manager: Terry Doherty
Office Manager: Shelia Nettles
Railroad-Hauling carrier rail service and rail car repair facility (at Fountain)
Employment: 76
Parent Company: Rail America, INC
5300 Broken Sound Blvd. Northwest
Boca Raton, FL 33487
(561)994-6015
Website: www.railamerica.com; Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

ALABAMA SOUTHERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
P.O. Box 2000 2800 S. Alabama Ave.
Monroeville, AL 36461
Telephone: 251/575-3156
Fax: 251/575-5356
Est.: 1965
President: Dr. William Blow
Human Resources: LaSha Hines
Employment: 150 on 5 campuses
A community college with its main campus in Monroeville and a second campus in Thomasville, both of which offer associate degrees in a variety of technical and applied arts and sciences. Training services as well as meeting and conference space are available to industry at Alabama Southern. A leader in workforce development training.
www.ascc.edu

BILLY BARNES ENTERPRISES
P.O. Drawer 745, 1626 Highway 21 South, Monroeville, AL 36461
Established: 1975; Website: www.billybarnes.net
Telephone: 251/267-3153
President: Terry Kilpatrick; Vice President of Operations: Luke Hudson
Employment: 200
Commercial over-the-road hauler.

CITY OF MONROEVILLE
125 East Claiborne Street
P.O. Box 147 Monroeville, AL 36461
Monroeville City Hall
Telephone: 251/575-2081
Fax #: 251/743-3547
Mayor Mike Kennedy
City Clerk - Toni McKelvey
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Employment - 81

CEDAR CHASE RETIREMENT CENTER
2050 South Alabama Avenue, Box 33, Monroeville, AL 36460
Telephone: 251-743-9797
Fax #: 251/743-9736
Est: 1984
Owner: Joseph W. Jones, Junior
Manager: Patricia Robinson
Human Resources: Patricia Robinson
Independent living for senior citizens and mature adults.
Employment: 1

CROWNE INVESTMENTS
521 Whetstone Street, Monroeville, AL 36460
Telephone: 251/743-3609
Fax #: 251/575-5618
President: Billy Jones
Vice President: David McAbee, CFO
Long term care. Owns and operates nursing homes and assisted living facilities throughout the state of Alabama
Employment: 17
www.crownemanagement.com

ENGLEWOOD HEALTH CARE CENTER
2046 South Alabama Avenue, Monroeville, AL 36460
Telephone: 251/575-3285
Fax #: 251/743-9736
President: Billy Jones
Administrator: Amber McDonald
Human Resources: Kim Evans
Employment: 130
Nursing home, Extended-care facility
Parent Company: Crowne Management, LLC
521 Whetstone St. Monroeville, AL 36460
Telephone: 251/743-3609
www.crownemanagement.com

FEASTER & SONS DISTRIBUTIONS, INC.
133 Ivey Street P.O. Box 689, Monroeville, AL 36461
Telephone: 251/743-3677
Fax #: 251/575-3781
Est: 1956
President: Butch Feaster
Managers: Butch and Donnie Feaster
Human Resources: Sandra Feaster
Distributor, reseller, and wholesaler of gas, oil, tires, propane
Employment: 5 to 7

FRISCHKORN, INC.
705 W. Claiborne Street, P.O. Box 984, Monroeville, AL 36461
Telephone: 251/743-4864
Fax #: 251/743-2828
Est: 1953
President: John Stegeman
General Manager: Lynn Felts-Monroeville
Human Resources: Lynne Felts
Wholesale Distributor - Seller and distributor of industrial supplies, paper, valves, & fittings
Employees: 7 local, 22,000 total
Parent Company: Wolseley PLC, London
www.ferguson.com

FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA
125 South Alabama Avenue, Monroeville, AL 36460
Telephone: 251/575-9746
Fax #: 251/743-7061
Est: 1890s
President: Mike Byrd, VP Field Operations-Southeast Region Greg Stephens Area-General Manager Cooksville, TN 38501
Local Manager: Cereal Daniels, 251/575-9748
Telecommunications Provider, serving ten local areas (Beatrice, Excel, Finchburg, Frisco City, Gosport, Monroeville, Peterman, Pine Apple, Repton, Uriah/Chrysler)
Employment: 23
Parent Company: Citizens Communications Co. 3 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905
www.frontier.online.com

GERICARE
521 Whetstone Street, Monroeville, AL 36460
Telephone: 251/743-3844
Fax #: 251/743-2495
Est: 1985
President: Larry Keefer
Operations Manager: Hunter Lindblom
Human Resources: Hunter Lindblom
Employment: 29
Seller and distributor of medical supplies to nursing homes and hospitals in Alabama, Florida, Arkansas, and Missouri
www.gericaremedicalsupply.com

HAMMER, INC.
104 Meadow Lane, P.O. Box 903, Monroeville, AL 36461
Telephone: 251/575-3644
Fax #: 251/575-7873
Est.: 1984
Owners: Bob Sawyer & Jim Kelly
Office Manager: Karen Sawyer
General Contractors
Employment: 30

HORNADY TRANSPORTATION, LLC
1736 Highway 21 Bypass, P.O. Box 946
Monroeville, Al 36461
Telephone: 251/575-4811
Fax: 251/575-7688
President: B.C. Hornady, CEO & Chris Hornady
Est: 1935
Employment: 600
Contract and common interstate truck-load carrier engaged in the transportation of general commodities. Terminal located in Monroeville.

MEADOWS OF MONROEVILLE
600 Hwy 21 Bypass, Monroeville, AL 36460
Telephone: 251/575-3001, 251/575-9855
Fax: 251/575-9631
Est: 2001
Administrator: Stephanie Brown
Assisted living residence
Employment: 10

MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Room 127 - Monroe County Courthouse, 65 North Alabama Avenue,
P.O. Box 967 Monroeville, AL 36461
Telephone: 251/575-2168
Fax #: 251/575-5818
Superintendent: Melanie Ryals
Chairman: Tony Powell
Employment: 569

MONROE COUNTY COMMISSION
Monroe County Courthouse, 65 North Alabama Avenue,
P.O. Box 665 Monroeville, AL 36461
Telephone: 251/743-4107
Fax #: 251/575-7934
Chairman: Greg Norris
Clerk, Monroe County Commission: Gwen Richardson
Employmen:t:: 154

MONROE COUNTY CONCRETE
Atmore Ready Mix, 1434 Hwy 21 South, P.O. Box 613, Monroeville, AL 36461
Telephone: 251/267-2134
Fax #: 251/267-3228
Est: 1986
General Manager: Chesley Burt
Employment: 7
Ready mix concrete
Owned by Mark Bryant Tyson, Alabama Materials & Alliance, Inc., P.O. Box 200, Atmore, AL 36504 251/368-9161

MONROE COUNTY HOSPITAL
P. O. Box 886, 2016 South Alabama Avenue
Monroeville, AL 3646l
Telephone: 251/575-3111
Fax #: 251/743-7410
Chief Executive Officer-Vince Di Franco
Human Resources: Tara Nowling
Public Relations: Kim Sheffield
Employment: 275
Managed by Quorum Health Resources, Inc.
105 Continental Place
Brentwood, TN 37027
Telephone: 1/800-233-1470
www.mchcare.com
 
MONROE JOURNAL
P.O. Box 826, 49 Hines Street
Monroeville, AL 36461
Telephone: 251/575-3282
Fax #: 251/575-3284
Publisher: Kermit P. Bolton
Publisher of a weekly newspaper and direct-mail weekly market-saturation shopper.
Employment: 21
Owner: Bolton Newspapers, Monroeville.

MONROE MANOR NURSING HOME
236 W. Claiborne Street, Monroeville, AL 36460
Telephone: 251/575-2648
Fax #: 251/575-2647
Est: 1987
President: Clarence Ball, Jr.
General Manager: Mike Mixon
An extended-care nursing facility
Employment: 95
Parent Company: Ball Healthcare Services, 950 Dauphin Street
Mobile, AL 36604
Telephone: 251/433-9801

MOTION INDUSTRIES

520 Hornady Drive, P.O. Box 943
Monroeville, Alabama 36461
Telephone: 251/743-4814
251/575-2648
Est: 1980
Operations Branch Manager: Pam Watson
Local Manager: Greg Tate
Employment: 9
Product: Industrial & hydraulic scales
Owned by Motion Industries, Alton Road, Irondale, AL 35210
205/956-1122

SOUTH ALABAMA GAS DISTRICT
330 East Claiborne Street
Monroeville, AL 36460
Telephone: 334/575-3289, 1-800-874-9782
Fax #: 251/743-2045
Est.: 1962
President: Mark Burgess CEO
Manager: Wayne Caylor, Division Supt.
Human Resources: Sue Hall, Evergreen
Distributor for natural gas and propane for Conecuh, Monroe, & Escambia Counties in Alabama
Employment: 82
Parent Company: South Alabama Gas District, 714 West Front Street, Evergreen, AL 36401
Telephone: 1-800-273-8055

SOUTHERN PINE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
P.O. Box 528
Brewton, AL 36427
Telephone: 251/867-5415
Supplies retail power
Manager: Vince Johnson
Employment:: 9 in Monroe County

STUART C. IRBY CO.
675 Hornady Drive
Monroeville, AL 36460
Telephone: 251/575-3127
Toll Free: 1-800-253-2888
Fax: 251/575-7104
Est.: 1978
General Manager: Dianne Bohannon
Sales Manager: Tom Lomenick
Human Resources: Diane Bohannon
Distributor of electrical supplies
Employment: 13
Parent Company: Sonepar/Irby
815 S. State Street
Jackson, MS 39215
Telephone: 601/969-1811
www.irby.com

WARRIOR TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT CO.
Bill Lamar, Manager
66 Industrial Park Drive,
P.O. Box 906, Monroeville, AL 36461
Telephone: 251/575-7111
Fax #: 251/575-7999
Est. 1987
Employment: 30
Dealer for forestry & construction equipment; parts & service sales

Copyright June 2008 by Monroeville/Monroe County Chamber of Commerce