Taylor takes helm at AIDT
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Kevin Taylor is the new executive director of Alabama Industrial Development Training, the state’s nationally recognized workforce recruitment organization. Though he’s new to the top leadership post, Taylor is a veteran of AIDT. He started with the organization when he was a junior at Troy University more than three decades ago. Taylor…
Sec. Canfield to depart Commerce with veteran economic developer tapped as successor
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Governor Kay Ivey today announced Alabama Department of Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield will step down at the end of the year after serving in the post for 12 years. The governor has tapped Ellen McNair, an economic development veteran, to serve as the next secretary of Commerce. “Throughout my time as governor,…
Walton joins Commerce business development team as senior project manager
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Gary Walton Jr., a community and economic development professional whose experience includes working on strategic innovation initiatives, has joined the Alabama Department of Commerce’s business development team as senior project manager. Walton joins Commerce as Alabama’s lead economic development agency seeks to build on record levels of inbound investment in 2022 and…
