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Businesses and Jobs Grow in Prattville

Mixing business with pleasure is what Prattville is all about. Known widely for its top-notch neighborhoods and award-winning schools, Prattville is increasingly attractive to businesses aiming to meet the expectations of managers and other key employees – and that means quality of life as well as a decent paycheck. Investments Equal New Jobs Take Medline Industries for example. The Illinois-based company is the nation’s largest private distributor of health-care products, with... Read More »
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Prattville Business Climate Maintains its Unique Appeal

Imagine a community that experiences 45 percent population growth while successfully maintaining the unique identity and special quality of life that make it such an attractive place to live and work. Now stop imagining and think of Prattville, which has maintained its small-town appeal while experiencing growth in every segment, including residential, retailing, manufacturing and tourism. “Prattville is really poised for continued growth,” says Joe Turner, president of All... Read More »

Prattville Economy Benefits from New Business Sectors, Strong Economic Development Efforts

While the rest of Alabama, and the nation, continue to recover from the recent economic downturn, Prattville is posting solid growth numbers and looking to stay ahead of the curve. Prattville Offers Multifaceted Local Economy Economic development and local officials point to many reasons why Prattville and Autauga County are coming back faster than similar-sized communities in the Southeast and beyond. First is a strong combined effort when it comes to business recruitment and retention, which... Read More »

Prattville Top Employers

Despite its reputation as a commuter town, Prattville is home to booming manufacturing and non-manufacturing companies alike. Here is a list of Prattville’s top employers.   Top Manufacturing Employers: International Paper Company, 600 employees, boxboard Kinedyne Corporation, 130, cargo control equipment LoneStar Plastics, 90, polyethylene film Continental Eagle, 85, cotton gin machinery M-Tek, Inc., 70, plastic injection molding Crystal Lake Mfg Company, 65, brooms, mops Fras... Read More »