
211,132 PEOPLE OF ALABAMA ARE UNEMPLOYED. (Sept
2011)
Aims & objectives: Partnering with and funding enterprises that want to compete globally, wish to strengthen the Alabama economy, maintain job security, and create higher paying jobs for Alabama.
Local focus: Funding job creation & retention projects in: Anniston-oxford, auburn-Opelika, Birmingham-Hoover, Decatur, Dothan, Florence-muscle shoals, Gadsden, Huntsville,Mmobile, Montgomery, and Tuscaloosa.
Industry focus: Funding job creation and retention projects related to agriculture, Banking, Diversified Industrials, Building Materials, Exploration & Production, Property & Casualty, Telecomm, Full Line & Life Insurance, Diversified Reits, Health Care, Specialty Retail, Specialty Reits, Software, Fixed Line Telecom, Marine Transportation, Food Products, Automobiles, Alternative Fuels, Aerospace.
Global Focus: Alabama Exports to Canada, China, Germany, Mexico, Brazil, Korea, South, United Kingdom, Japan, France, Poland, Taiwan, Netherlands, Australia, Hong Kong, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Honduras, India, Singapore, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Argentina, Turkey; and Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Norway, El Salvador, Czech Republic, Vietnam, Israel, Malaysia, Nigeria.