Lane Enterprises breaks ground on Alachua Commerce Center manufacturing facility

Staff report

ALACHUA, Fla. – Lane Enterprises broke ground on a new stormwater pipe manufacturing facility in Alachua on Wednesday. The 100,000-square-foot facility, located on 33 acres at the Alachua Commerce Center, is expected to bring 60-80 jobs to the area, with a projected capital investment of $35 million over five years. The facility is Lane Enterprises’ eighteenth location in the United States.

About 80 people turned out for the ground-breaking, including the Mayor, City Commission, and City Manager of the City of Alachua and representatives of the Alachua Chamber of Commerce.

The facility will produce high-density polyethylene pipe (HDPE) and polypropylene pipe (PP) when it opens in 2024.

Lane Enterprises, which is employee-owned and has been in business since 1934, produces stormwater and drainage solutions for construction projects.