Lori Chandler Pruitt
Economic Engines
Metals With the ThyssenKrupp Carbon Steel Mill on U.S. 43 less than an hour from Thomasville in Clarke County, the area...
Spotlight on Coastal Gateway
The Coastal Gateway region—Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia and Monroe counties—has an abundance of natural resources, a key location on the...
Spotlight on Shelby County
Shelby County, located in the middle of the state, was established in 1818 and is one of seven counties in the...
Main Street Revisited
In the late 1980s, downtown Gadsden was a virtual ghost town. With a 60 percent occupancy rate, it was named by...
Spotlight on Jackson, Marshall, DeKalb & Cherokee Counties
Jackson, Marshall, DeKalb and Cherokee counties in northeast Alabama are part of a tri-state area that includes Tennessee and Georgia, and close...
Spotlight on Etowah & St. Clair Counties
Etowah County, located in northeast Alabama, is blessed with natural beauty, including Noccalula Falls Park and Lookout Mountain, along...
Spotlight on Mobile County
Mobile County, located in the southwest corner of Alabama, is the state’s second most populous county. It has the state’s only...
Economic Engines
Aviation/Aerospace Economic developers recognize aviation/aerospace as a strong, growing industry sector with large employers like ST Aerospace Mobile Inc., Continental...