Economic Development

Builders + Backers and EDPA provide workshops on entrepreneurship

Free entrepreneurial workshops will be offered throughout the year at community college sites around the state.

Ranking: Industrial Sites 2023

An alphabetical listing of economic development agencies in Alabama, including contact name, email address, phone number and website.

Year in Review: Projects with big price tags highlight the year in business in...

From billion-dollar projects to $50 million expansions to changes in top leadership roles, 2023 ushered in all of these and more in Alabama.

Economic Development Agencies in Alabama 2023

An alphabetical listing of economic development agencies in Alabama, including contact name, email address, phone number and website.

A quick update on four billion-dollar projects in progress in Alabama

How soon will these billion-dollar projects be up and running? We give a snapshot of where they are in construction and what they will mean to the economy.

Canfield will leave Department of Commerce

After 12 years at the helm of Alabama’s Department of Commerce, Greg Canfield will retire as secretary of the department at the end of the year

Federal grant supports water tank for Novelis plant

North Baldwin Utilities in Bay Minette has received a $2.5 million federal grant to build a 2-million-gallon water tank and other water infrastructure

Spotlight on Limestone & Morgan: Economic Engines

Aerospace and aviation, metals, chemicals, automotive and more make up Limestone and Morgan counties' economies.

Spotlight on Houston & Henry: Economic Engines

Agribusiness, aviation, manufacturing, logistics, retail and more make up Houston and Henry counties' economies.

27 Gulf Coast projects receive $67M in GoMESA funding

More than $67 million will go to 27 Gulf Coast projects, thanks to funding from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, or GoMESA

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