A Trigg County native will be opening a new lumber facility on Cerulean Road that is expected to create 35 full-time jobs.
PJ Clark Lumber, based in Coppell, Texas, was founded earlier this year by Jacob Wadlington. His family has owned TW Lumber in Cadiz and operated a sawmill for over 25 years.
PJ Clark will occupy the former Little River Dry Kiln facility, an operation that includes 11 dry kilns, a planner and grading facility, and a warehouse on 23 acres. Prior to Little River Dry Kiln, the site was Bailey Lumber Company for many years.
The Cadiz operation will begin with the production of kiln-dried softwood and hardwood lumber. PJ Clark will source lumber from local partners in Kentucky to be kiln-dried and processed, with the final product distributed for residential construction. Company leaders expect to create 13 full-time jobs during the first year of operation and increasing to a staff of at least 35 by 2023.
The location of PJ Clark in Cadiz and Trigg County will represent a $5 million investment.
Carter Hendricks, executive director of the South Western Kentucky Economic Development Council, said Thursday’s announcement is continued good news for Trigg County
click to download audioHendricks said the project is especially meaningful because it is being piloted and charted by a Trigg County native.
click to download audioThe Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority has preliminarily approved a 15-year incentive agreement with the company under the Kentucky Business Investment program. The performance-based agreement can provide up to $750,000 in tax incentives based on the company’s investment of $5 million and annual targets of creating and maintaining 35 Kentucky-resident, full-time jobs across 15 years and paying an average hourly wage of $23 including benefits across those jobs.
