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Despite surging demand for long-term care, providers struggle to find workers
The hardest part of Culix Wibonele’s first job in long-term care was not getting injured. Read more
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St. Clair continues to see low unemployment numbers
According to the Alabama Department of Labor, St. Clair County’s unemployment rate dropped from 2.8% to 2.5% between ... Read more
Editorials
Community Colleges: Essential to Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery
Community colleges in Alabama and across the nation have responded quickly to the COVID-19 pandemic, making contributions to ... Read more
Business And Careers
Governor Ivey Proclaims Small Business Saturday
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey has signed a proclamation to formally declare November 30, 2019 as Small Business ... Read more
Community
Prison improvement plan unveiled for Alabama
The Alabama Department of Corrections has released its 2019-2022 Strategic Plan, which will serve as an actionable roadmap ... Read more
Community
Leann Ford first recipient of Leading Educators in Workforce Development Award
The St. Clair County Economic Development Council (EDC) held their Partnership for Tomorrow breakfast in Pell City on ... Read more
Business And Careers
John Garrison of Garrison Steel honored with Alabama AGC Gary Savage Workforce Development Award
On Thursday, January 10 the Alabama Associated General Contractors hosted their 21st annual BuildSouth Awards at The Club ... Read more
Columns
Inside the Statehouse: ‘Alabama’s community colleges move state forward’
In March of this year, the Alabama Community College System took a giant leap forward when it brought ... Read more
Cnhi Network
Lack of young talent impacting economic development
ATLANTA – The loss of local talent will doom communities that don’t have a plan to stop the ... Read more
Community
St. Clair County students win Alfa Foundation Scholarship
Three St. Clair County students received $1,000 scholarships from the Alfa Foundation recently. The recipients areMadison Daniell of ... Read more