The community also has been selected by the University of Alabama and a consortium of Alabama business interests as a test site for the latest telecommunications technology. Brewton.net highlights the remarkable resources available in this community, unifying the business and individual recruitment efforts of the local chamber of commerce and industrial development authority with individual efforts to highlight local businesses and services. So far the experiment seems to be a success. Brewton.net has yielded dozens of responses from residents current, past and potential. For current residents the directory offers a way to keep up with events in their community and shop for services and goods on-line.
Past residents find it a convenient way to keep up with happenings in their hometown.
The power of this unique tool lies in its ability to attract potential residents, however. Brewton.net gives individuals an opportunity to visit Brewton and East Brewton on-line, and those visits have prompted several to seek more information about business opportunities and retirement options available in the community.