MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Alabama exports climbed in 2014 to a near-record level, powered by shipments of Alabama-made automobiles to almost 100 countries, as well as rising overseas sales of products such…
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Honda Debuts Redesigned Alabama-Made Pilot at Chicago Auto Show
CHICAGO – Honda showed off its redesigned Alabama-made Pilot family SUV this morning at the Chicago Auto Show. Entering its third generation, the Pilot has received a complete makeover. Honda said…
Alabama Workforce Council Proposals Aim to Create Pathway to High-Wage Jobs
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield said proposals from the Alabama Workforce Council, a panel that studied ways to advance the state’s workforce development efforts, could create a pathway that steers more…
Rainsville Council at Odds Over City Clerk Position
The Rainsville City Council met on Monday night for a regularly scheduled meeting. The main topic on the agenda became the retirement of City Clerk Judy Lewis, who will be retiring…
Incentives Update Would Spur Alabama Job Creation, Top Officials Say
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Leaders of Alabama’s economic development team are working with Governor Robert Bentley and other top officials to overhaul Alabama’s incentive laws, enhancing the state’s competitiveness as it pursues…
Alabama Job Growth Gains Momentum
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Job growth in Alabama during 2014 reached a pace not seen since 2007, and the state’s December unemployment rate fell to 5.7 percent, the lowest rate in six…
Rainsville Council Debates Time Clocks for City Employees
The Rainsville City Council met in the Agribusiness Center on Tuesday night. The agenda included: sewer funds & debt refinancing time clock for city employees (13:00) salary & sick leave (20:42)…
Alabama Unemployment at 6 Year Low
MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Friday announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted December unemployment rate is 5.7%, down from November’s rate of 6.0%, and below December 2013’s rate of 6.1%. “Alabama’s unemployment rate is at a level this state has not experienced in more…