Economic Development Agencies 2021
A listing of economic development agencies in Alabama, compiled from agency websites.
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Brewton tech company Provalus unveils new facility
Provalus is holding a ribbon-cutting today for its flagship technology innovation center in Brewton.
Canadian firm buying into Coosa graphite mining project
Canadian firm South Star Battery Metals Corp. has announced it is earning its way into majority ownership of the Ceylon Graphite Project in Alabama,...
Smucker’s planning $1.1 billion plant in Jefferson County
A planned $1.1 billion Smucker’s plant in McCalla is one of the largest in Jefferson County’s history and would create 750 new jobs.
UNA’s Agile Strategy Lab launching initiative in Ecuador
The Ecuador Ministry of Production has engaged the Agile Strategy Lab at the University of North Alabama to launch a new economic initiative in the country.
Three more Amazon facilities coming to Alabama
Montgomery will be home to a $100 million, 500-worker IXD facility, city and state officials announced today. That’s one of three new Amazon projects that Gov. Kay Ivey included in her announcement.
Economic Development Partnership of Alabama adds 6 to board
Six state business leaders have been named to the board of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, one of the state’s premier organizations promoting...
Ron Kitchens: BBA leader wants to be ‘MiracleGro for job creation’
Ron Kitchens, CEO of the Birmingham Business Alliance, is trying to sell the city to new businesses and those looking to relocate.
Shoals seeks to pay remote workers to relocate to the area
In the fall of 2020 Shannon Milliman was looking for remote employment. Certainly, the COVID-19 pandemic meant that a lot more work-from-home opportunities were...
Wellborn Cabinet begins $15 million expansion
The Clay County facility will add a planer mill and paint facility, adding four buildings to the Ashland complex and growing by 2.2 million square feet.