Letter from the Mayor - Mueller Water Products, Inc.

January 14, 2020

To residents of Marion County,

Marion County is blessed with a wide variety of industries. By large, nationally acclaimed companies to small, family-owned shops, jobs are provided to our citizens and valuable products manufactured and sold. Our centrally located cities, plentiful land, and available talent make our county an ideal site for businesses to develop and expand.

That is why I am thrilled to have Mueller Water Products, Inc. (Mueller) join our community. Beyond the positive economic impact of its investment and the creation of up to 325 jobs over the next five years in our county, the company’s 160-year history of valuing employees and delivering quality projects and innovative services to its customers is an excellent fit for our community and a tremendous credit to our workforce. 

Mueller is a leading manufacturer and marketer of products and services used in the transmission, distribution, and measurement of water in North America. The company’s broad product and service portfolio includes engineered valves, fire hydrants, pipe connection and repair products, metering products, leak detection, and pipe condition assessment.

The company plans to establish manufacturing operations in an existing 233,000-square-foot facility in Kimball. The facility will enable Mueller to drive additional efficiencies by insourcing certain activities and further leveraging the company’s large casting foundry located in Chattanooga.

As the mayor of Marion County, I am looking forward to working with Mueller toward a long and prosperous future in our county.

Sincerely,

Mayor David Jackson