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Community Development
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Position Your Community for Success
Communities must have visionary leaders that can influence, motivate and inspire others to utilize their skills and talents to help improve and grow the well-being of a community. They also need advocates to help in this effort and to open doors for future opportunities. That’s where we come in. We care about the communities in Alabama. It’s where we work and call home. With over 100 years of economic and community development experience, we strive to help communities achieve their highest potential.
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Analytical Tools
Growing Your Community Together
Our team of experts work with community leaders and large companies every day. We understand what businesses and communities want and have the resources to make it happen.
Together, we will customize a strategy that looks at short and long-term goals using data-driven insights and asset/workforce analytics. With over 27 tools, we can develop a plan to help you achieve a better understanding of your financial, physical and human capital, so your community can grow.
Workforce Development
Improving education and workforce outcomes for the state’s education goals is extremely important in helping communities thrive. We are building a stronger workforce pipeline for our communities and state by developing, retaining and attracting a new generation of skilled professionals and other workers in high-growth industry sectors.
Speculative Building Program
Established in 1991, the Speculative Building Program’s purpose is to advance the construction of quality available buildings within a community. The building serves as a means of improving a community’s opportunities for economic growth. We will fund up to 70% of a project, based on program and fund availability.
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