Alabama Community College System building support network for entrepreneurs
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – The Alabama Community College System, a key workforce development component in the state, is stepping up efforts to prepare the next generation of Alabama business owners with initiatives to help budding entrepreneurs increase their chances of success. “The Alabama Community College System holds the key to the state’s workforce development needs, and…
Alabama profile in Delta’s ‘Sky’ magazine spotlights thriving industries
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Alabama’s growing aerospace and automotive industries, along with its thriving health care and financial sectors, will be the focus of a 44-page special section in Delta’s Sky magazine in June. The content will reach more than 5 million readers worldwide on board Delta Air Lines’ 13,000 daily flights. Sky’s “Profile” section highlights…
Small Business Administration names top Alabama business person, exporter for 2012
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – The Small Business Administration Alabama District Office has presented its top business awards and honored banks for noteworthy participation in SBA loan programs. The SBA Alabama District Office presented awards for Small Business Person of the Year and Small Business Exporter of the Year at the Alabama Lenders Conference luncheon at the…
Commerce Secretary Canfield: Alabama primed for economic development success
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Alabama’s aggressive marketing efforts, combined with its Accelerate Alabama economic development plan, put the state in the driver’s seat for recruiting companies and helping them expand within its borders. In fact, a Wells Fargo senior economist recently said the state is poised for even stronger gains in 2013. Mark Vitner, along with…
GE Aviation provides boost to Alabama aerospace sector with Auburn facility (with video)
AUBURN, Alabama – The Alabama aerospace sector is getting a lift from GE Aviation’s latest project – a $75 million facility making jet engine components in Auburn that will create as many as 400 jobs once it ramps up to full production. GE Aviation says the 300,000-square-foot plant will produce precision, super-alloy machined parts for…
Rising exports of Alabama-made goods expand state’s role in global economy
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — “Made In Alabama” increasingly translates as “Sold Around The Globe” as exports of Alabama-made goods have posted solid gains in recent years. Alabama companies shipped their products to 188 countries in 2012, a record year for exports for the state. With overseas shipments of automobiles leading the way, exports from Alabama have…
Nordic region trade mission builds connections to Alabama (with video)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama –- The headline in the Norwegian financial newspaper — “Look to Alabama” — sent the perfect message for Alabama officials on a Nordic region trade mission. A delegation of Alabama trade officials, business executives and university representatives traveled recently to Norway and Sweden on a weeklong business development and trade mission, prompting coverage…
Alabama film industry moves into spotlight with ‘Space Warriors’ premiere (with trailer)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – It’s a big week for Alabama actor Grayson Russell and the star-studded cast of Space Warriors, a movie shot at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville that again puts the Alabama film industry in the spotlight. On Thursday evening (April 25), the Space and Rocket Center hosts a red-carpet premiere…
Accelerate Alabama speeding growth in key economic sectors, Business Facilities says
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Accelerate Alabama, the state’s strategic economic development growth plan, is positioning the state to land more jobs in coveted sectors such as automotive and aerospace, according to a report in Business Facilities magazine. “Alabama is moving full speed ahead with a dynamic growth strategy that is rapidly transforming the state into an…
Alabama film industry gets boost from April premieres of 42, Space Warriors
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – After a record year for entertainment production projects, the Alabama film industry is ready for a cinematic close-up with the April premieres of two movies shot in the state — 42 and Space Warriors. 42, the Warner Bros. film about trailblazing baseball player Jackie Robinson that was filmed partly in Birmingham, had…
