The institution gave the commission a “framework for approaching research” and examined five areas: assessing development opportunities as a process instead of a singular event; measuring who and what you have in the state; taking an ecological approach; identifying competitive advantages and benchmarking against national examples; and, focusing on both short-term wins and long-term goals.
By WILL WHATLEY, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A new report says that while facing unprecedented impediments due to the pandemic, Alabama has been able to weather a dire employment situation but needs to make gains if it wants to meet an ambitious workforce goal. According to the Alabama Workforce Council’s 2021 annual report...
Things are tough, no doubt, which is why I’m ready to burn down 2020 before I start celebrating 2021. Some Native Americans burn sage as part of a ritual to cleanse a space, so let’s fire one up and use it to light the fuse on the past year.
Look, it’s easy to take your ball and go home when things don’t go how you want them to. It’s just as easy to celebrate and gloat when things break your way. But when you’re members of the greatest legislative body in the world, there are certain expectations of putting in work and making things better for the rest of us.
A first-in-the-nation partnership between the State of Alabama and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta aims to help Alabamians connect to careers.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama announced this week that its supplemental Medicare prescription drug plan received a solid quality rating from CMS.
With the start of the flu season now upon us, some of the state’s leading medical and health organizations are calling on Alabamians to get a flu shot.
Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington assumed the role of Board Chair of the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) on Wednesday
"Growing up in a trucking family isn’t easy. It’s a lot of long hours for thankless work. So let me take this opportunity to celebrate the working man and give you the glimpse into the eye of a trucker."
A commission formed to boost entrepreneurship and innovation in the state will hold its first virtual meeting today.
I talked with my psychiatrist Dr. Amanda Williams of Gardenia Cove about what she’d suggest people do to help deal with these tough times.
Two recent surveys testing the Alabama Senate race show some mixed results, but generally positive signs for former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville.
According to a recent survey of small businesses, there seems to be some momentum building as the country tries to rebound from the economic recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
When Nick Saban donned a protective mask, went on ESPN and appealed to citizens to take the coronavirus seriously lest we lose out on a college football season, you know he meant business.
A recent survey of Alabama businesses show a fuller picture of how coronavirus has affected the state’s economy.
