Boligee WestRock Corporation Warehouse

UB Community Development, LLC (UBCD), a community development partner of United Bank, is pleased to provide a combined $6.5 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) to finance construction of a 150,000 square foot warehouse located in Boligee, Alabama. Opportunity Alabama will build to suit this new project with the intent to lease it to WestRock once completed.

WestRock Corporation, a paper and paperboard manufacturing company, will use the warehouse to create extra capacity for their nearby upgraded facility in Eutaw, Alabama, and will serve as WestRock-Eutaw’s primary distribution center. As one of the region’s largest employers, WestRock supports over 250 employees across Greene County. This expansion will include both office and warehouse space and will create thirty-six additional jobs.

The new facility will be used by WestRock to store pallets of finished goods, primarily folding cartons used for direct food contact for companies such as Chick-fil-a, Publix bakeries and King’s Hawaiian. WestRock develops customized, paper-based packaging that helps keep food products safe and secure while in transit. Their innovative packaging solutions and eye-catching designs are eco-friendly and sustainable.

Boligee is in Greene County within the metropolitan area of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Known as the Black Belt for its rich black soil, it was an agricultural powerhouse during the nineteenth century. Now, 27 percent of the workforce is in the manufacturing sector. This vibrant and beautiful area of the state is home to thirty-nine impressive historic structures and the annual Black Belt Roots Festival.