MONTGOMERY — Infrastructure plans to help business and job growth in Ider have received a substantial boost, Gov. Kay Ivey announced today. A $225,000 Community Development Block Grant will help […]

BIRMINGHAM – The Huntsville-Madison County area is among 10 host communities for an Economic Development Partnership of Alabama college intern program. Fuel Alabama, a talent attraction and retention program of […]

MONTGOMERY – While the state is showing improvement in some aspects of the well-being of its children, child poverty has remained stagnant for two decades. This is according to the […]

GADSDEN — Gadsden State Community College continues to play a pivotal role in driving economic growth and community development across Alabama. According to the latest Economic Impact Study for Fiscal […]

MUSCLE SHOALS – Northwest Shoals Community College added $179.1 million to the local economy in fiscal year 2023-24, according to an independent report released Wednesday. The impact supported 3,045 jobs. Students […]

HUNTSVILLE – Drake State Community and Technical College generated a $61 million economic impact in Madison and Morgan counties during the fiscal year 2023-24, according to a recent economic impact study […]

MONTGOMERY — Agriculture and forestry provide the building blocks of society — food, fiber and timber. They also contribute a massive amount to Alabama’s economy to the tune of $77.3 […]

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Citing the University of Alabama in Huntsville as an “economic catalyst,” Huntsville is ranked among the Most Dynamic Metropolitans in Heartland Forward‘s most recent index. The report, […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville’s housing inventory experienced record growth in 2024 amid a surge of multi-family complexes opening, city officials reported today. While housing construction is not expected to keep that […]

MOORESVILLE — With the goal to connect the state’s regional and local trails with economic and recreational opportunities from the mountains to the gulf, the Sweet Trails Alabama team has released […]

FLORENCE — Officials in Lauderdale County celebrated a significant milestone this week as the Florence-Lauderdale Industrial Park was awarded a $2 million grant through Alabama’s Site Evaluation and Economic Development […]

SCOTTSBORO — Lake Guntersville is set to be the scene of one of the largest bass fishing tournaments in the nation with the largest pot in the sport’s history. First […]

MONTGOMERY – Designed to guide the state’s growth through the next decade and beyond, Alabama officials unveiled a comprehensive economic development plan today. This comprehensive plan — called Catalyst — […]

ATLANTA — Combining infrastructure improvements and answering the needs of customers, Norfolk Southern has launched a massive project for a key rail line connecting north Alabama with the Port of […]

MONTGOMERY — The train is a’comin’, comin’ around the bend. And, with the help of a $1 million grant, the Huntsville Madison County Railroad will continue to be coming around […]

HUNTSVILLE – Have you ever had a desire to be a trail blazer? Well, Sweet Trails Alabama is offering Alabama residents that opportunity. The statewide economic/recreation initiative is asking the […]

TUSCALOOSA — For the second consecutive month average rent is on the rise in North Alabama and statewide, according to new data from the Waller, Weeks and Johnson rental index. […]

HUNTSVILLE – The current price to buy a house or rent an apartment in Huntsville can be startling to longtime residents. “Greed-flation,’’ a term coined as staples such as groceries […]

MONTGOMERY – Alabama A&M is among two universities and a consulting firm selected to help create a strategic economic growth plan that will guide the state into the next decade […]

HUNTSVILLE – Madison County assumed a place among its Alabama colleagues where it’ll likely be found for the foreseeable future.  But, while second isn’t always a place to be highly […]

DECATUR – In 2023, travelers spent more than $4.7 billion while visiting the 16 counties of the North Alabama region, representing a 10.1% increase over 2022, according to a report […]

HUNTSVILLE — The International Intermodal Center at the Port of Huntsville is on track for sustained growth, according to recent statistics from the facility. North Alabama’s lone inland port saw […]

MONTGOMERY – North Alabama businesses that either launched operations or expanded their facilities last year are poised to make investments of more than $1.15 billion, the governor’s office announced today. […]

MONTGOMERY – While the state’s labor force participation rate for February was unchanged from January, three North Alabama counties have the lowest jobless rates in Alabama. The participation rate remains […]