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Toyota invests $6.7M in Huntsville City Schools

Austen Shipley -
The Huntsville school system is the recipient of a $6.7 million grant from the Toyota USA Foundation. It was announced Thursday at a press conference...

Gadsden Career Center hosting hiring fair

Bud McLaughlin -
This isn't your father's job fair. It's not even your grandfather's job fair. It's not even a job fair. It's a hiring fair with hundreds of...

North Alabama coming together for childcare access

Grayson Everett -
HUNTSVILLE -- In Alabama and across the country, childcare is no longer just a “perk” – it’s a big factor of work performance, engagement...

PeopleTec named Best Workplace for Millennials

Kimberly Ballard -
HUNTSVILLE – The winning streak began in 2019 and now, for the fifth year in a row, PeopleTec has been named a Best Workplace...

Alabama jobs at record high; unemployment record low

Grayson Everett -
June’s job numbers are in – showing continued positive trends.  Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted June...

Study: Alabama No. 7 best job market

Kimberly Ballard -
It isn't something Alabamians don't already know, but it is always good to get affirmation of those beliefs. A new study complied from current U.S....

Shift into gear: AIDT driving for 11,000 autoworking jobs

Jerry Underwood -
AIDT, Alabama’s primary workforce development agency, is accelerating its efforts to expand employment in the state’s auto industry by reviving a multistate campaign to...

Jeff Peoples, Gary Smith named to workforce commission

Grayson Everett -
Alabama Power CEO Jeff Peoples and PowerSouth Energy CEO Gary Smith have been appointed to the Lieutenant Governor’s Commission on 21st Century Workforce, Lt....

8 years and counting, Torch Technologies a ‘Great Place To Work’

Kimberly Ballard -
Recent statistics show that, on average, 49% of employees nationally say the company where they work is a great place. Whether that number sounds low...

‘Game-changer’ plant to bring 250 jobs to Gadsden

Bud McLaughlin -
With a workforce of "unmatched grit," Gadsden will be the home of a micro-modular reactor manufacturing facility. Seattle-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. said it plans...

Paris Air Show panel to spotlight Alabama workforce development

Jerry Underwood -
Leading Alabama educators will discuss the state’s extensive aerospace workforce development resources during a panel discussion at next week’s 2023 Paris Air Show, the...

Alabama unemployment holds steady at record low 2.2%

Grayson Everett -
Alabama's unemployment rate for May remained at a record low of 2.2%, the same as April's rate, and significantly lower than the 2.5% reported...

Urban Energy Jobs Program announced for Birmingham

Austen Shipley -
A partnership among Alabama Power, Spire, and the Birmingham Urban League has produced a regional pre-apprenticeship initiative. The initiative will be part of the Urban...

Guest opinion: Quality, transparency key to workforce development

Tim McCartney,Dr. Joe Morton,Jimmy Parnell -
As the author Emily McKay providentially said, “when you’re lucky enough to catch lightning in a bottle, you put the lid on as fast...

Standing in for Ivey, Poole optimistic about state economy

Austen Shipley -
At Thursday's Huntsville/ Madison County Chamber annual Alabama Update, a bit of improvisation was required. Gov. Kay Ivey, who was scheduled to speak, couldn't attend...

State metro areas among lowest unemployment rates in US

Austen Shipley -
Gov. Kay Ivey gave recognition today to all 12 Alabama metropolitan areas for having among the lowest unemployment rates in the nation. “Alabama continues to...

FBI director ‘excited’ about Huntsville plans

Bud McLaughlin -
While the move of Space Command to Redstone Arsenal is becoming a political football, there is no such problem with the FBI's game plan...

Alabama Southern Railroad building second Tuscaloosa rail yard

Austen Shipley -
The Alabama Southern Railroad is all aboard on its latest project to expand its operations in the Yellowhammer State. The Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority...

State sets another jobless record

Bud McLaughlin -
Records are made to be broken and the Yellowhammer State continues to do so in the economic arena. A record low 51,462 people are unemployed...

Airbus building a relationship with Mobile area schools

Austen Shipley -
Airbus is known globally for its technological contributions to the aviation industry. Over the past few years, however, the company has begun contributing in a...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey at workforce summit: ‘This is our opportunity, let’s not waste a moment’

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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said keeping and developing workers must be a priority for the state’s economic development efforts. “In all my years of public service,...

Calhoun hosts summer welding camp for high school girls

Mecca Musick -
Calhoun Community College is hosting its annual SWeETy Welding Camp at its Decatur campus this summer. The camp, through a partnership with the Decatur-Morgan County...

State metro areas post nation’s lowest jobless rates

Bud McLaughlin -
Alabama is No. 1. Or rather, in this case, the Birmingham-Hoover, Decatur and Huntsville metro areas are. That's in reference to unemployment rates for March among...

Vertex renewable diesel facility opens in Mobile

Austen Shipley -
With a nod toward the state's soybean farmers, Alabama's first renewable diesel facility has opened. The ribbon-cutting ceremony at Vertex Energy's Mobile refinery was attended...
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