Workforce training efforts receive $1 million boost from GE Aerospace Foundation

Through workforce program Lifting Futures, the company hopes to train 10,000 workers.

Op-Ed: What I’ve learned about a workforce too often overlooked

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), a reminder for Alabama business leaders that talent is often hiding in plain sight.

Reid State launches its project with the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base

The initiative includes a new shipfitting and pipefitting program, alongside an expansion of the pipe and structural welding and industrial electronics programs.

KultureCity plans for National Accessibility Park

The park in Birmingham will highlight education, employment, accessibility and culture in one location.

Castile retiring from AIDT

Ed Castile, director of Alabama Industrial Development Training for 33 years, is retiring today.

Op-ed: The return on investing in career tech

When education and industry work together, students are better prepared for entering the workforce

Historic Alabama: Young Workers

Photographer Lewis Wickes Hine documented young workers at the Alabama Canning Company in 1911.

Hands-on training is a valuable key to success for certain Alabama industries

Students receive forestry, marine tech and culinary skills at three of Alabama's community colleges.

Historic Alabama: Documenting Workers

A photo of working conditions at Barker Cotton Mills in Mobile in 1914.

Horizon Point Consulting named Automotive Service Provider of the Year

The employment firm was honored by the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association.

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