Economic Development

The new plan, Catalyst, will facilitate entrepreneurship, attract new talent and promote rural development.

Cornell Wesley, Birmingham’s director of Innovation and Economic Opportunity, has been named to the board of directors of the International Economic Development Council.

Phase 1 of the three-phase Port Alabama Industrial Center development has 2 million square feet of space available.

More than $30 million will be shared by 25 Alabama projects thanks to funds from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006

David Bronner helped bolster the state's image through the creation of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

Gov. Kay Ivey has appointed eight Alabama business leaders to the Alabama Growth Alliance

Two new businesses, Simpson Strong-Tie and Veyer, are locating warehousing and distribution facilities in Mobile’s South Alabama Logistics Park.

Seven economic development organizations across Alabama will share in $15.5 million in grants allocated from Growing Alabama funding.

Unite Inc., an organization dedicated to increasing college access for Black students in rural Alabama, has been awarded a $2.1 million grant

A new 1,100-acre industrial park in Jefferson County could create 4,700 new jobs.