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Economic Development Partnership of Alabama 2023 Year-End Review

February 4, 2024

The EDPA team thanks all of our economic development allies for such meaningful partnership in 2023! It was a wildly successful year for economic development in Alabama, and it has set the table for 2024  and beyond. At EDPA, our goal is to be a valued partner for our economic development allies and investors. Below is…

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Economic Development Partnership of Alabama Foundation Receives Federal Funding to Support Entrepreneurship Work

June 12, 2023

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Monday, June 12, 2023) – The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama Foundation (EDPAF) has received three federal grants totaling $305,763 to accelerate the growth of entrepreneurship in the state. The grants, awarded by Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), which covers 37 counties in Alabama, will facilitate three different programs: Entrepreneurship 101 Workshops, Alabama Launchpad…

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Alabama Power has best year in economic development

December 27, 2022

By Michael Tomberlin Alabama NewsCenter December 23, 2022 On the 3,000-acre South Alabama Mega Site just off Interstate 65 in Baldwin County, work is underway on the $2.5 billion Novelis aluminum mill that will create 1,000 good-paying jobs. The site itself took shape with the help of Alabama Power, CSX, the Baldwin County Economic Development…

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Economic Development Partnership of Alabama Upgrades to GIS WebTech’s Guru Database

July 18, 2022

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (July 18, 2022) – The Economic Development Partnership (EDPA) will upgrade its site selection technology to GIS WebTech’s Guru platform, on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Guru serves as capable, configurable, usable and brandable GIS technology for economic development. Guru presents a clean, simple user experience, similar to the most popular GIS apps, and it…

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Alabama wins Gold Shovel Award for 2020 economic development

June 10, 2021

Words by Jerry Underwood on Made in Alabama   The honor follows a year of strong results for Alabama, with companies announcing new facilities and expansion projects involving nearly $5 billion in new capital investment despite uncertain global business conditions. The projects, many in key strategic industry clusters, will create almost 10,000 jobs across the state…

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Alabama Capital Network’s Miller Girvin moving to Economic Development Partnership of Alabama

December 22, 2020

The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) on Monday announced that Miller Girvin has been named as the organization’s executive vice president of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, effective January 2021. Girvin comes to EDPA from her role as CEO at the Alabama Capital Network (ACN). Along with ACN’s five founders, she started the network in 2017…

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Economic Development Partnership of Alabama helping to grow jobs with AdvantageSite

January 23, 2020

Alabama ranked atop “Global Trade” magazine’s 2018 list of the best states for manufacturing in the nation, and a big factor – that often goes unnoticed – towards this achievement is the important work done by the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA). The selection of Alabama in the ranking of top manufacturing states comes one month after…

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The Alabama Office of Apprenticeship and EDPA’s FuelAL partner to host the 2024 Alabama Summit on Talent Retention and Work-Based Learning

February 23, 2024

Birmingham, AL (Feb. 23, 2024) – The Alabama Office of Apprenticeship and FuelAL, a talent retention program of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA), are pleased to announce their partnership in hosting the highly anticipated 2024 Alabama Summit on Talent Retention and Work-Based Learning. This event will take place at Regions Field in Birmingham,…

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Builders + Backers to Offer Free Entrepreneurship Workshops for all Alabama Residents

February 5, 2024

Builders + Backers has partnered with the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA), with support from Innovate Alabama and the Alabama Community College System, to offer free workshops throughout 2024 open to any Alabama resident interested in exploring entrepreneurship. ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Builders + Backers announced today it has partnered with the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA), with…

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The Alabama Business Intelligence Center Expands

April 26, 2023

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 26, 2023) – The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) is proud to announce the expansion of the Alabama Business Intelligence Center (AL BI Center). To strengthen and streamline the organization, EDPA’s economic development research function will be aligned with and housed within the AL BI Center.   EDPA has provided economic…

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