Comments on: Atmore Plans Incentives To Land New $82 Million Ag Processing Plant With 100 New Jobs

By: Tabby

Tabby — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 15:03:36 +0000

@Bill Williams– Your comment shows exactly what’s wrong with this country. The article doesn’t say a “starting wage of $17/hr”. It says “an average wage of $17/hr”. BIG difference.
So I’ll end like David Huie Green

Tabby for better reading comprehension.

By: Bill Williams

Bill Williams — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 16:00:50 +0000

Any type Jobs will be better than NO jobs. And $17 p/hr is a good starting wage for this area..

By: Gedunk

Gedunk — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 14:53:11 +0000

So… Just what kind of agricultural processing plant are they considering. Is that code for a Chicken Processing plant?

By: Lies and D**M Lies and then statistics

Lies and D**M Lies and then statistics — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 13:34:16 +0000

Correct, the City “lost” 2,000 people when it de-annexed the prison. If you back that out and then look at the 2010 Census and then the most recent Census Bureau American Community Survey, the City is probably up 900 +/- people.

NOTE: AL.com took the article down because their statistics were flawed.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 13:25:18 +0000

They need a new hospital

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 13:09:32 +0000

Well one big problem is that there is some wealthy citizens in the area that doesn’t want this kind of industry in the area. A poultry plant tried to setup in the area a few years back but these wealthy citizens worked against it thinking it would bring in illegals. It would not only bring in jobs to the plant but would create more jobs in the cattle and grain industry. I hope Atmore will think about the community and not just a handful of rich people!

By: CW

CW — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 13:06:27 +0000

@the real truth

While I don’t doubt Atmore has lost population, you can’t really go by the last census due to the fact that the city de-annexed the prisons. I remember when the prisons were annexed, and it artificially boosted the city’s population by about 2,000 people.

By: The real truth

The real truth — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 10:48:18 +0000

Atmore could really benefit from this investment. However it is not going to replace the 1000 + residents that have left the town in the past decade! According to AL.com a recent article was posted that listed the fastest declining cities in Alabama and Atmore was #3 on the list. How many more is Atmore going to lose in the next decade.
Make Atmore GREAT AGAIN!