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Alabama’s regional workforce challenges require regional solutions, Pro Tem Reed says
Now over halfway into the 2024 state legislative session, Senate Pro Tem Greg Reed visited with Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal last week and...
State Sen. Gudger: Child care is the industry that keeps Alabama working – it’s time to invest in it
Every parent knows that raising a family comes with important decisions: where to send your child to school, what after-school activities they will participate...
Energy industry training center in Jasper will expand ACCS, Alabama Power HVAC program
A facility to educate and train prospective energy sector professionals is set to be built in Jasper, Alabama. Beyond a new state-of-the-art building, a...
Southern Roots Nut Company announces $16.6 million expansion in Dothan processing facility
Alabama is already known agriculturally nationwide for its pecan production.
Now, that profile is set to grow even further after New Mexico-based Southern Roots Nut...
Launch, Singing River Trail collaborate for 3rd annual Launch Tank competition
North Alabama entrepreneurs will soon have the opportunity to compete in a Shark Tank-style event that could earn them as much as $25,000 in...
Associated Builders and Contractors of Alabama support Gov. Ivey’s pushback of UAW
As Governor Kay Ivey continues her fight against the United Auto Workers unionization effort at the Mercedes plant, officials across the state are sharing...
Legislative leaders discuss ambitious workforce and economic development package
Yellowhammer News hosted its annual panel discussion Wednesday with the President Pro Tempore of the Alabama Senate and Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives.
Now in...
Reed details legislative approach to building the Alabama workforce of tomorrow in BCA talk
President Pro Tem of the Alabama Senate Greg Reed (R-Jasper) addressed a group of business leaders on Tuesday morning to share challenges, accomplishments and...
Trump, UAW boss clash as Alabama grapples with push from auto union
Former President Donald Trump and head of the United Auto Workers union, Shawn Fain, have exchanged words in a long conflict that is dusting...
LiTHOS applies for $30M DOE grant to upgrade Bessemer lithium facility
LiTHOS has applied for a $30 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to upgrade its 55,000 square-foot plant in Bessemer to produce...
Alabama, national leaders strategize childcare access at annual Women’s Foundation research event
The Women’s Foundation of Alabama this week hosted their annual research showcase that brought together Alabama leaders to address the business case for child...
Alabama’s strategy for workforce competitiveness proposed in ‘transformative’ new plan
A commission tasked with crafting a path to modernize Alabama's workforce competitiveness has released what it calls a "landmark plan" -- featuring a range...
Alabama’s labor force participation, weekly wages show increase
The Alabama Department of Labor has reported that the state's labor force participation rate in December reached a record high of 57.2% and wages...
Women’s Foundation launches fund-raising workforce campaign
An organization dedicated to putting more women in Alabama's workforce and expanding their job opportunities is set to begin what it has labeled a...
5 principles of EARTH that are paving the way for prosperity in East Alabama
Bound by the love of community, EARTH will pave a prosperous path forward for East Alabama.
“EARTH will convene people of all ages from Sylacauga...
Alabama Arise suggests strategies to improve Alabama’s workforce participation rate
In 2010, when Republicans gained a majority in the Alabama Legislature after 135 years of Democratic control, they inherited all the legacy problems facing...
$30M EV workforce training center coming to Alabama Robotics Technology Park
The Alabama Robotics Technology Park in Decatur, Alabama is set to be the home of a new $30 million training center with a focus...
UA students to compete in national EV battery challenge
A team of students from the University of Alabama will compete in a premier national competition to design, build, test and integrate an advanced...
Build Up Birmingham wins housing solution competition
WASHINGTON -- Build Up Birmingham is the winner of the 2023 Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge.
The unique workforce development high school combines academics with paid...
Hyundai announces wage increase for Alabama plant employees
Hyundai Motors has announced that it is instituting a new, more competitive wage structure for workers at its Montgomery Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA)...
Southern Research, Innovate Alabama join to attract biotech firms
Two notable state organizations have partnered on an initiative to attract biotech firms into Alabama and also help expand the already-existing start-up companies in...
ACCS Innovation Center opens in Decatur – ‘this is a great day’
The Alabama Community College System (ACCS) marked a major milestone in its mission to prepare Alabamians of all ages for the workforce with real...
Ainsworth envisions Alabama as ‘workforce engine of the Southeast’
As employment and workforce metrics are receiving renewed focus from state, legislative, education and business leaders, Alabama stands ready to become the workforce engine...
Workforce challenges being addressed by industry-community college partnership
A panel of workforce development experts told the Alabama pro-growth policy conference the state will benefit from more collaboration to close real-world gaps in...