A small town along U.S. Route 280 just landed a big manufacturing win. REAMCO, an electrical engineering firm and equipment manufacturer, plans to invest $13.8 million in Harpersville, Shelby County, acquiring an existing building there and pledging to hire 72 employees over the next three years.
The project includes more than $7 million earmarked for new manufacturing equipment and building upgrades, with that work expected to wrap up by March 2027. REAMCO is acquiring the Harpersville building outright rather than building from scratch, a move that should let the company ramp up production faster than a ground-up construction project would allow.
The Harpersville project involves an investment in an existing building and is expected to bring manufacturing jobs to the town.
A Small Town With Big Road Frontage
Harpersville is a rural town of roughly 1,700 residents about 30 miles southeast of Birmingham, along U.S. Route 280, according to the University of Arkansas.
Who REAMCO Is and How It Got Here
REAMCO provides electrical engineering products and services to industrial clients in the Southeast, with markets in Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, and Texas. The company traces its roots to 2020, when it was founded in Pelham, Alabama as Rivers Electrical Services, LLC by co-founders Eric and Rhiannon Rivers, according to REAMCO's own company history. It expanded into equipment manufacturing in 2022 and rebranded as REAMCO in 2024 after establishing a 20,000-square-foot facility in Childersburg.
Rhiannon Rivers became president in 2022, and REAMCO's co-founders had worked with Southern Company, the company notes. REAMCO operates as an Eaton-certified Original Equipment Manufacturer.
Shelby County's Labor Market
Shelby County recorded a 2.9% unemployment rate as of July 2026, according to the Alabama Department of Labor. A Production Scheduler listing for the Harpersville site advertises annual pay between $50,000 and $75,000.
