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Roughly half of Trump voters would at least partially blame him for a recession

A new poll shows that half of President Donald Trump’s supporters would blame him if the U.S. falls into a recession. The poll, released by Morning Consult/Politico on Wednesday, found that 42 percent of respondents who voted for Trump in 2016 said they would consider him partially responsible for an economic recession and 7 percent … Continued
August 22, 2019

Unemployment in Alabama drops to a new record low

The State of Alabama Labor Department announced Friday that the state has set a new record low of just 3.3 percent. Alabama’s over-the-year job growth is surpassing that of the national average. Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced that Alabama set four new economic records in July. July’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is 3.3 percent, … Continued
August 21, 2019

2019 foreign direct investment announcements already promise 3,300 new jobs

The Alabama Department of Commerce announced Friday that the state has already received promises of 3,300 new jobs from foreign direct investment in the state. This is following a record-breaking 2018 when companies from 16 different countries launched projects promising to create more than 7,500 new jobs. So far in 2019, FDI projects approaching $1 … Continued
August 19, 2019

Montgomery leads state in number of nonprofits per capita

Montgomery tops the list of Alabama cities with the most nonprofits per capita, according to a recent study.  That might not be surprising, as researchers at the Washington D.C.-based Governing magazine also found that nonprofits tend to cluster around older, more established communities.  According to the study released this month, Montgomery had 377 nonprofits, which … Continued
August 16, 2019

Torch Technologies is on the Inc. 5000 list for the 13th year in a row

Inc. Magazine announced Wednesday that Torch Technologies, a 100 percent employee-owned technology services and solutions company headquartered in Huntsville, is No. 4,200 on its annual Inc. 5000 list. The Inc. 5000 list is a prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Torch is the only Huntsville-based company that has been on the list for … Continued
August 15, 2019

Enterprise voters approve Sunday alcohol sales

Tuesday, voters in the city of Enterprise voted in favor of a referendum to allow the Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages. The measure passed with 1,942 votes in favor of Sunday liquor sales, and 468 voting against. Proponents of decreasing government limits on the sales of alcoholic beverages believe that the change will allow the … Continued
August 15, 2019

A Special Report: The Port of Mobile

The Alabama Political Reporter and The Voice of Alabama Politics recently spent hours learning about the Port of Mobile. The video report is a unique look at one of Alabama’s most important commercial center.
August 12, 2019

Brenda Tuck chosen as Alabama’s first rural development manager

On Monday, Department of Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield announced that Brenda Tuck has been hired as Alabama’s first rural development manager to assist rural communities in better competing for job-creating projects. Tuck has experience working on economic development in Alabama. She previously served as Regional Workforce Liaison for the Department of Commerce’s Workforce Development Division … Continued
August 8, 2019