Mims Management Group to create 50 jobs with Montgomery headquarters project
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Mims Management Group, a pharmacy service company, today marked the official opening of its new headquarters in Montgomery, a project that involves a capital investment of $1.7 million and the creation of at least 50 jobs. Mims Management Group, founded by Montgomery native Daniel Mims, is the parent company of Institutional Pharmacy…
Ted Koppel: “Alabama has taken its place among the great states”
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Nearly 50 years after walking alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and thousands of others while reporting on the civil rights march in Selma, veteran journalist Ted Koppel says the Alabama of today is a “totally different place” than the Alabama of 50 years ago. “Alabama has taken its place among the great states,”…
Area Development ranks Alabama a top state for business, touts labor force
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Leading site consultants from around the nation again picked Alabama as a top state for business, citing its competitive labor costs and ranking it highly in numerous other categories that are key to economic developers, according to a survey in Area Development magazine. For the fourth consecutive year, Alabama ranks among the…
Alabama market briefings to promote exports to Southeast Asia
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — The Alabama Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Export Assistance Center along with other Export Alabama Trade Alliance members will present a series of market briefings on Southeast Asia, featuring speaker Wanwemol Charukultharvatch, senior commercial specialist at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. Events are scheduled for Sept. 26 at…
Alabama gets high marks in economic development magazine’s rankings
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA – Alabama ranked in the Top 10 in six different categories in Business Facilities‘ 2013 Rankings Report, an annual report card of how U.S. states are performing in economic development. The publication targets site consultants and economic developers. This year, the magazine took a close look at states’ energy rankings. Alabama ranked No.…
Mobile, Huntsville among top metros for economic growth potential, Business Facilities says
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Two Alabama cities with growing aviation and aerospace sectors – Mobile and Huntsville – rank near the top of Business Facilities magazine’s Economic Growth Potential Rankings of U.S. metro areas. Mobile ranked No. 2 in the publication’s analysis, while Huntsville is No. 4 on the list. Business Facilities said Mobile earned its…
Alabama unemployment rate declines in June as labor force expands
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Alabama’s unemployment rate moved lower in June as the state’s labor force continues to grow from the levels of a year ago. Jobs were gained in sectors including construction and transportation. Governor Robert Bentley today announced that Alabama’s preliminary June unemployment rate is 6.5 percent, down from last month’s rate of 6.8…
Alabama earns spot as Top 10 state for business in Pollina survey
CHICAGO — Alabama has been ranked a Top 10 state for business by Pollina Corporate Real Estate and the American Economic Development Institute, thanks in part to economic development efforts that demonstrate how state officials understand the needs of businesses. The Corporate Top 10 Pro-Business States study sizes up how well each state has or has not…
Alabama showcases high-tech capabilities at trade conference in Canada
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – From a sustainable energy research firm based in Brownsboro to a materials management company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama’s delegation at this week’s trade conference in Canada will demonstrate the state’s high-tech economy. A delegation of 19, including economic development leaders and business representatives, will travel from Alabama to Halifax this weekend for…
Alabama team meets with Safran about its future in the state
PARIS, France — Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield met today with Safran, a powerhouse in aerospace, defense and security, to talk about its new engineering center in Mobile as well as potential opportunities for an even larger Alabama presence in the future. France-based Safran celebrated the opening of its new…
