The Alabama Southern Railroad is all aboard on its latest project to expand its current and future operations in the Yellowhammer State.The Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority has announced that the large scale railroad company will be creating a second rail yard in Tuscaloosa.

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 in Alabama, according to the latest figures released today by the governor’s office. That number is down from 53,017 in March and 57,712 in April 2022. The preliminary, seasonally adjusted […]

Airbus is well known globally for their technological contributions to the aviation industry. Over the past few years, however, the company has begun contributing in a way that may help shape the company's future.

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, I have never seen our state so full of opportunities,” she said. “This is our opportunity; let’s not waste a moment.” Ivey addressed business leaders from across the state at […]

The camp, through a partnership with the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, will train high school-age girls with electrical and welding skills.

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 the nation’s metro areas, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Labor. For metro areas with a population of 1 million or more, Birmingham–Hoover was ranked […]

The state's first renewable diesel facility officially opened in Mobile last week after a ribbon cutting ceremony that was attended by Governor Kay Ivey and several local dignitaries. Vertex Energy Inc. will add the new unit onto its already existing Mobile refinery.

If you work more than 40 hours a week in Alabama, your overtime paycheck might look a lot healthier if a new proposal is signed into law. The Alabama House Ways & Means Education Committee moved forward a bill Tuesday that would un-tax work performed in excess of 40 hours in any week from being […]

In demand, no-cost, rapid training — is starting this week on 24 campuses across the state. That’s the message Alabama’s Community College System wants to get across to students and job-seekers alike. Salaries and demand for fiber optic technicians and installers are on the rise. Thanks to funding from the Alabama Legislature, the Skills for […]

The latest unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.3% for March, Gov. Kay Ivey announced today. That figure is down from February’s 2.5% and also below March 2022’s rate of 2.5%. “We’re almost a quarter into 2023, and we are already seeing record-breaking success when it comes to Alabama’s economy,” said Ivey. March’s rate […]

A shortage of qualified meat cutters is leaving Alabama grocery stores and butcher shops desperate for skilled workers. That labor shortfall can also impact the price shoppers pay for their favorite cuts of meat. To fill the gap in qualified workers, the Alabama Community College System has developed a course to train the next generation […]

The Alabama unemployment rate for February tied an all-time low, according to figures released by Gov. Kay Ivey’s office today. The state’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted February unemployment rate is 2.5%, tying the all-time record low, down from January’s rate of 2.6%, and below February 2022’s rate of 2.6%.   February’s rate represents 56,221 unemployed people, […]

Calhoun Community College is doing its part to boost the state’s automotive industry workforce. The school is offering automotive scholarships to Alabama residents for the fall 2023 semester. Each scholarship is valued at $4,000. According to Calhoun President Dr. Jimmy Hodges, the scholarships are the result of a partnership between the Alabama Community College System […]

Elba, Alabama, the seat of Coffee County, will be the new home to a $5 million dollar electrical transformer facility that will specifically repair and recycle the transformers.

Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted January unemployment rate was 2.6%, unchanged from December 2022’s revised rate, Gov. Kay Ivey’s office announced today. The rate is unchanged from January 2022’s rate and represents 58,411 unemployed persons compared to 59,986 in December and 60,270 in January 2022, Ivey said. “I’m proud to kick off 2023 with a continuation […]

Thousands of Wiregrass high school students received career guidance during the eighth annual Southeast Worlds of Work.

Community colleges within the system added $6.6 billion to Alabama’s economy in 2021, supporting one out of every 27 jobs in the state.

Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Resicum International LLC plans to open an aviation training academy at Craig Field in Selma.

You’ve seen the “Help Wanted” signs on just about every business around the state and on social media platforms. According to the Alabama Department of Labor’s Labor Market Information Division, you weren’t seeing things. As of December 2022, the yearly comparison of online job ads is 101,036, up 3.9% from December 2021, the division said. […]

For the second year in a row the Regional Workforce Development Rankings have placed Alabama as the number one state in the region.

Alabama’s active-duty military, veterans, and their families will now have access to thirty resource workshops across the state because of a sponsorship from the Alabama Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils ( Alabama RC&D).

An Alabama Carbon black manufacturing plant located in Phenix City, Alabama will close on December 31st.

Four additional auto suppliers in Alabama have utilized child labor in recent years, investigative reporting conducted by Reuters found.

Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate is 2.7%, unchanged from October, Gov. Kay Ivey announced today. The rate is also below November 2021’s rate of 3.1%. November’s rate represents 63,043 unemployed persons, compared to 61,721 in October and 69,688 in November 2021. “It is encouraging to see that Alabama’s economy is supporting more jobs […]