Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. today announced its subsidiary, Alabama Pellets LLC, has signed an agreement with the&nbsp;State of Alabama&nbsp;that provides Alabama Pellets with incentives for job creation under&nbsp;Alabama's&nbsp;Job Act Incentives program. Pinnacle holds a 70 percent interest in Alabama Pellets with The Westervelt Company and Two Rivers Lumber Co., LLC each holding 20 percent and 10 percent, respectively.
The incentives relate specifically to a new industrial wood pellet production facility that Alabama Pellets is constructing in&nbsp;Demopolis, Alabama&nbsp;with a planned capital investment of&nbsp;US$95 million. The&nbsp;facility is expected to have an annual production volume of 360,000 metric tons per annum and will start initial industrial wood pellet production by mid-2021.
Pinnacle CEO&nbsp;Rob McCurdy&nbsp;commented, "Pinnacle and Alabama Pellets have been part of the&nbsp;Alabama&nbsp;business landscape since&nbsp;October 2018&nbsp;and are proud to be part of the economic growth of this community. Our commitment as a good corporate citizen in the communities where we operate is to think local, hire local, and use local vendors and contractors. The Alabama Job Act Incentives supports our approach to doing business and we are pleased to be part of the state's 'Made in&nbsp;Alabama' program."
Alabama Gov.&nbsp;Kay Ivey&nbsp;said, "We welcome the growth plans of Pinnacle and Alabama Pellets in our state. My administration has made it a priority to develop rural&nbsp;Alabama&nbsp;and this manufacturing facility under construction in&nbsp;Demopolis&nbsp;will have a significant economic impact on&nbsp;Marengo County&nbsp;and create meaningful new opportunities for many citizens there."
Incentives for Alabama Pellets include a tax credit for job creation totaling&nbsp;$848,000&nbsp;over 10 years, as well as an investment credit totaling&nbsp;$9.5 million&nbsp;spread over 10 years. The incentives are offered to businesses that provide benefit to the State and its citizens through positive economic impacts in the community and tax revenue to the state. In order to receive the wage incentive, Alabama Pellets' facility in&nbsp;Demopolis&nbsp;will target employing a minimum of 45 employees that earn an average hourly wage of&nbsp;$20.
"We're committed to helping create jobs in our state's rural areas through strategic economic development, and the plans by Pinnacle and Alabama Pellets to locate a facility in&nbsp;Demopolis&nbsp;is a positive development for&nbsp;Marengo County," said&nbsp;Greg Canfield, Secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce. "Alabama Pellets is making a major investment in this plant, which will drive economic growth in the region and spark the creation of direct and indirect jobs."
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Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. has announced its subsidiary, Alabama Pellets LLC, recently signed an agreement with the State of Alabama that provides Alabama Pellets with incentives for job creation under Alabama's Job Act Incentives program. 

Pinnacle participates in Alabama's Job Act Incentives program

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