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    Alabama

          Our Work In Alabama In partnership with the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, ARC is supporting 44 projects in Alabama totaling $12.9 million in fiscal year 2023. These investments have been matched by $18.8 million and are attracting an additional 1.08 billion in leveraged private investments in Alabama.
    
    
    
    
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    Governor Kay Ivey

          A native of Camden, Alabama, Governor Ivey received her bachelor’s degree from Auburn University. Her early career included service as a schoolteacher, as a bank officer, and as the reading clerk for the Alabama House of Representatives. She then served as assistant director of the Alabama Development Office (now the...
    
    
    
    
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    Kenneth Boswell

          Kenneth Boswell was named Director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs by Governor Kay Ivey in May 2017, bringing a proven background in business and successful leadership in municipal government.As ADECA Director, Boswell has the broad responsibility of guiding dozens of grant programs, including the Appalachian Regional...
    
    
    
    
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    Crystal Talley

          Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs.
    
    
    
    
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    Alabama FY 2023 Investments

          
    
    
    
    
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																			Jefferson    
    Jefferson State Community College: Driving Student Success

          Located in and around the ‘Magic City’ of Birmingham, Alabama, Jefferson State Community College (JSCC) campuses serve more than 15,000 students each year – over half of whom are first-generation college students. JSCC provides more than 33 certificates and training programs in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing,...
    
    
    
    
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    Wallace State Community College: POWERing Electric Vehicle Learning

          WSCC prepares students for the future automotive industry.
    
    
    
    
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																			Fayette    
    Lisa Bright: Breaking Barriers to Recovery

          When Will Bright passed away in 2014 from an overdose, his mother, Lisa Bright, knew she had to turn her pain into purpose. She and her husband, Bill, started the Will Bright Foundation to both honor their son and provide others with a safe, supportive environment for their recovery...
    
    
    
    
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    Alabama Community College System: The Ready to Work Program and Hornsby Steel, Inc.

          The Alabama Community College System offers job training at no cost.
    
    
    
    
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    $1 Million Awarded to Five Projects Through Joint Appalachian Regional Commission, U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Welding Workforce Initiative

          Recipients will use funds to expand skilled workforce capacity for Appalachia’s Energy, Aerospace, Aviation, Automotive, and Petrochemical Industries Washington, D.C., March 2, 2021 – Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) announced five grant awards for the ...
    
    
    
    
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    South Central Alabama Development Commission

          Executive Director Tyson Howard Email thoward@scadc.net...
    
    
    
    
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    Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission

          Executive Director Greg Clark Email gclark@carpdc.com...
    
    
    
    
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