Spotlight on Lee, Russell & Macon: Economic Engines
Auburn University/Higher Education
Auburn University’s research and service provides an annual $5.6 billion impact to the state of Alabama and the university is Lee County’s...
Spotlight: Jackson, Marshall, DeKalb and Cherokee Counties
Jackson, Marshall, DeKalb and Cherokee counties in northeast Alabama are close to the high-tech and manufacturing opportunities in the Huntsville/Madison County area, as well...
Spotlight on Jackson, Marshall, DeKalb & Cherokee: Culture & Recreation
Lake Guntersville State Park • Alabama’s largest lake was created in 1938 when the Tennessee Valley Authority dammed portions of the Tennessee River to...
Spotlight on Jackson, Marshall, DeKalb & Cherokee: Community Development
Jackson County
Jackson County was selected to participate in the Rural Recovery Accelerator, a new community-oriented technical assistance program to help rural communities build economic...
Spotlight on Jackson, Marshall, DeKalb & Cherokee: Higher Education
Northeast Alabama Community College
Northeast Alabama Community College is a major provider of higher education, career and technical programs, degrees and certificates. The main campus...
Spotlight on Jackson, Marshall, DeKalb & Cherokee: Movers & Shapers
Brian Baine
Baine is mayor of Fort Payne. He is a graduate of Fort Payne High School and attended Northeast Community College and Gadsden State...
Spotlight on Jackson, Marshall, DeKalb & Cherokee: Health Care
Highlands Medical Center
Jackson County is home to Highlands Medical Center, a 170-bed full service, acute care facility in Scottsboro owned by Jackson County Health...
Spotlight on Jackson, Marshall, DeKalb & Cherokee: Economic Engines
Jackson County
Carpets and flooring
The county’s largest manufacturing sector is carpet, rugs and flooring, with at least 2,000 employees. The larger companies include Maples Industries...
Spotlight: Jefferson County
Jefferson County spans 1,111 square miles in north central Alabama. It is the state’s most populous county with 659,680 people. Alabama’s largest city, Birmingham,...
Spotlight on Jefferson County: Culture & Recreation
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument • The Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument is dedicated to telling the history of Black Americans and their fight...