South Baldwin job hunters could have some new prospects in the near future.

In a special-called meeting Tuesday afternoon, the Foley City Council approved the sale of property in the Foley Industrial Park to HCP Pumps.

The council explained that Tuesday’s action was to correct the failure to finalize its action during Monday’s regular meeting, in which a first vote to sell two acres on the east side of the park was approved. The council intended to suspend the rules and vote a second time to complete the process.

“But we forgot,” Council President Wayne Trawick said Tuesday.

But with the correction made, the city completed its portion of the transaction. Then HCP officials closed on the deal Wednesday.

Based in Lincoln (AL), HCP Pumps America, Inc. manufactures submersible pumps for residential, commercial and municipal applications. With its pending location, the organization will initially bring 10-15 jobs to Foley, with more anticipated with growth.

Parent company HCP Pumps, LLC is a Taiwan manufacturer founded in 1979.

"These are good-paying jobs,” Trawick said.

But that’s not all. Down the road in Elberta, Table Topics has expansion plans.

During Tuesday’s regular workshop, a representative of the company approached the Elberta Town Council with the company’s plans to add another 30,000-foot building.

Table Topics manufactures custom tables for the hospitality industry. Its expansion would be a $1.5-$2 million project that would enable the addition of 20-25 employees.

The organization is situated along U.S. 98 and County Road 95. Because of that, Elberta Mayor Marvin Williams said that this places them within the town’s police jurisdiction but outside town limits. Therefore, the town’s jurisdiction over the expansion would be split with the county.

“But we’ll be happy to work with you as best we can,” he said.