Last week, Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair applauded the significant strides being made to attract transformative investment and high-quality jobs to Alabama’s rural regions — a cornerstone of the economic development strategy for Governor Kay Ivey’s administration.
The results speak for themselves. Since 2020, economic development projects landing in Alabama’s “targeted” rural counties have generated $7 billion in new capital investment and created nearly 9,000 jobs, according to data from the Alabama Department of Commerce.
Secretary McNair delivered remarks on Wednesday during the Alabama Department of Commerce’s annual Rural Summit, a three-day event that unites economic developers, local leaders and industry partners focused on expanding opportunities across the state’s rural landscape…