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The Jefferson County Commission approved this week support for a new multifaceted Coca-Cola facility in the Kingston community that will revitalize the former Stockham Valves and Fittings site. The project represents an $330-million investment and is expected to create up to 50 new jobs. The new facility will include a 150,000-square-foot multi-floor office complex and a 300,000-square-foot warehouse featuring a leading-edge Vertique case picking system that is the most advanced in the beverage industry.
(Pictured below: top - rendering of new Coca-Cola facility, bottom - Jefferson County Commissioners with Coca-Cola Bottling United executives from the meeting on Thursday)
 
The Commission also passed a resolution this week extending it's time to secure funding for the proposed Farm Center at the Hallmark Farm property in northern Jefferson County. The extension was necessary because the state bill creating the Agriculture Exhibition Center Corporation Board did not pass until the final days of the spring legislative session.
Below is a rendering of the project from the Alabama Farm Center's project announcement last year, and you can read more on it's website AlabamaFarmCenter.com.
During Commission meeting on Thursday, Commissioner Knight presented a congratulatory proclamation on behalf of the entire Commission to the Trussville High School Girls Softball Team for their exceptional win in the AHSAA 7A Championship -- congrats on a job well done!
The Commission also joined Commissioner Scales and the Jefferson County Board of Education with a proclamation of Outstanding Achievement in celebrating academic excellence in Arts & Culture of students at Minor High School and Center Point High School. Many of the graduating seniors this year have been awarded over $1.3 million in band/music, athletic, and academic scholarships to continue their education.
 
The last Electronics/TV's and Paper Shredding event will be from 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. June 8 at the Jefferson County Valley Reclamation Facility, 3923 Clear Water Drive, Bessemer, AL 35023. There will be another Hazardous Waste Day on October 19 at both Camp Bessemer and Camp Ketona, so please be sure to mark your calendars.
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