Seasonal housing coming to Foley
Two residence halls are being built to house 600 seasonal workers initially in Foley.
Guest Column: Focusing on the next level of the workforce
To eliminate ‘Help Wanted’ signs, we must shift our focus to labor force participation. The Ivey Administration is doing that.
AIDT revives Shift campaign, aiming for 11,000 new auto workers
AIDT, Alabama’s workforce development agency, is reviving its multi-state Shift campaign, aiming to fill more than 11,000 automobile industry jobs
Finding significant value in pursuing diversity
Alabama companies find significant value in pursuing diversity, launching new initiatives on inclusion.
Huntsville Utilities, TVA and Calhoun partner on lineworker training
Huntsville Utilities and TVA contribute $50,000 each to a scholarship.
Guest Column: Rapid Skills for Success training helps Alabama confront worker shortage
The training can be completed quickly because the courses start online and finish on a community college campus or a work site.
Unemployment in Alabama metros among lowest in nation
Decatur and Huntsville tied with Rapid City, South Dakota, with the lowest unemployment rate in the country in March, with the Birmingham-Hoover metro area the lowest of metro areas with a population of 1 million or more
Finding the workers
Automakers turn to job fairs, TV ads, state agencies to find workers for the burgeoning industrial sector.
Wallace State offers two apprenticeships
Students studying early childhood education and nursing get hands-on experience.
Workforce: Robots at the ready
How an idea to help Alabama businesses retain employees became a draw for companies to locate in the state.