MUSCLE SHOALS — A major expansion of Alabama’s entertainment tax incentive program is turning heads in the music industry. Representatives of the Alabama Department of Commerce and the Alabama Entertainment Office […]

HUNTSVILLE — “Fueling an ecosystem to ignite biopharma innovation in Rocket City.” That was the title of the panel discussion Tuesday where Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks announced his company […]

FORT PAYNE — Fratco, a century-old corrugated plastic pipe manufacturer, has broken ground on a state-of-the-art production facility in Fort Payne. The company’s expansion into the South represents a major […]

BIRMINGHAM – An initiative to give founders and their companies access to what matters most: capital, customers, and community has been launched. The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, in coordination […]

DECATUR — A major development project in Limestone County received a boost through the Alabama Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy (SEEDS) Act. The Limestone County Economic Development Association announced […]

HAMILTON — Economic development projects in Hamilton and Cullman are among 15 statewide to share more than $25.9 million in Growing Alabama funding, Gov. Kay Ivey announced. Ivey made the […]

MONTGOMERY — With industries ranging from automotive and aerospace to metals and kitchen appliances, manufacturing accounts for nearly 16% of Alabama’s gross domestic product, with economic output exceeding $50 billion […]

MONTGOMERY – Communities looking for opportunities of economic development should apply for grants through the state’s Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy (SEEDS) program. Applications for the third round will […]

TANNER — A state-of-the art hangar facility, capable of servicing huge C-130 aircraft, will soon be rising from the red clay in Limestone County. Aleut Real Estate and Huntsville-based Strata-G […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Port of Huntsville received a grant designed to boost site development for large industrial projects in the state, it was announced today. The $650,000 SEEDS (Site Evaluation […]

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 […]

HUNTSVILLE – Citing the city’s space heritage and its Apollo legacy, a New York-based space construction firm moved its operations to the Rocket City. SpaceFactory, a pioneer in space and […]

MONTGOMERY — A pair of North Alabama economic development organizations are among four in the state that will share more than $7.2 million in new Growing Alabama funding, Gov. Kay […]

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 — […]

TRINITY — Called the largest investment project ever undertaken in a rural Alabama county, a $1.1 billion solar manufacturing facility was inaugurated in Trinity. First Solar launched the facility which […]

MONTGOMERY — Fort Payne is in line for more than $1 million from the state to help economic development. According to Gov. Kay Ivey, Fort Payne will receive $1.07 million […]

LONDON — By jove! The delegation from north Alabama has arrived in jolly ol’ England to renew old acquaintances and create other relationships at the annual Farnborough International Airshow. The […]

TANNER — Things are twice as nice in Limestone County for an automotive supply company. Shape Corp., which has a production facility in Athens, celebrated the grand opening of its […]

MONTGOMERY — To raise awareness of the many advances taking place across the state, the Alabama Department of Commerce has launched a new version of its “Made in Alabama” website […]

BIRMINGHAM — Cullman and Selma are among the Alabama small cities and metro areas that received a shoutout from Site Selection magazine for economic development success in the national publication’s […]

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 – A New Year can bring a new career! Alabama has won a $4.4 million federal grant to help more of the unemployed in North Alabama gain free jobs […]

HUNTSVILLE – Over a decade in the making, from commitment to idea to fruition, an expansion of Huntsville’s Navistar Powertrain Plant was celebrated Wednesday at the Jetplex Industrial Park. The […]

BIRMINGHAM — Growth projects valued at almost $200 million are under way in Alabama’s bioscience sector, setting the stage for robust new research grants and the recruitment of additional scientists to […]