Posts by Sen. Rodger Smitherman

Alabama is a great place to do business, but we can be even better by helping employers address what they continually describe as their biggest challenge: finding workers with the right skills to get the job done. Businesses can’t thrive and grow if they can’t find qualified workers. Individuals can’t thrive without good jobs that […]

Guest opinion: Birmingham-Southern a $30M investment for a $2B return

Last spring, the Alabama Legislature passed the Distressed Institutions of Higher Education Revolving Loan Program Act with a unanimous vote in the Senate and a supermajority in the House.  The program was established to provide loans to eligible institutions experiencing financial hardship that could lead to closure. The leadership of both houses, everyone engaged in […]

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