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Alabama highlighted in Governors Association guide for building a resilient workforce

As COVID-19 accelerates disruptions impacting the American workforce, the National Governors Association (NGA) issued the findings of a comprehensive two-year project examining ways that governors and other state policymakers can nurture a technologically resilient workforce ready to thrive in an evolving economy. The State Guide for Preparing the Future Workforce Now presents findings and recommendations … Continued
July 15, 2020

Alabama Innovation Fund, Auburn support development of saliva COVID testing device

The Alabama Department of Commerce and the City of Auburn’s Industrial Development Board have teamed to award $250,000 in funding to accelerate the development of OraSecure LLC’s breakthrough patent-pending saliva collection device intended to help in the ongoing battle against the novel coronavirus. Support from the Alabama Innovation Fund and the City of Auburn will … Continued
July 9, 2020

New unemployment claims held steady in June, state says

The number of Alabamians filing for unemployment insurance held more or less steady over the course of June, with 18,340 new claims added during the last week of the month, according to the Alabama Department of Labor. There were 19,950 new claims in the first week of June and 18,367 in the second week, then … Continued
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July 2, 2020

Secretaries of State share joint statement on importance of USMCA launch

Following the completion of the necessary measures to comply with commitments under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the Agreement officially enters into force today, July 1, 2020. As Secretaries of State who oversee the business filings process in the respective states of Alabama, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Texas, and Wyoming, Secretaries John … Continued
July 2, 2020

Ivey announces SiO2’s $163 million expansion in Auburn

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday that SiO2 Materials Science plans to invest $163 million in an expansion at its Auburn facility. The announcement came just after securing a major contract to supply the federal government with vials to support the COVID-19 vaccine effort if and when an effective vaccine is developed. The project will … Continued
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July 1, 2020

ADOL announces extended benefits program to begin

The Alabama Department of Labor announced today that the state will begin offering Extended Benefits (EB) for those who qualify and have exhausted previous benefits. This is a separate program from the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program that was enacted under the CARES Act. The EB program is a federal program that is triggered … Continued
June 29, 2020