Our not-so-secret weapon is AIDT, Alabama’s primary workforce development agency. It’s been on the job since 1971 and remains one of the nation’s most highly regarded job-training agencies, with specialized training centers for robotics, automotive manufacturing, aviation, shipbuilding, and more.
Today, AIDT is operating with a record level of activity—144 growth projects creating almost 30,000 new jobs. AIDT’s Number 1 priority is recruit, recruit, and recruit as it works to find qualified citizens for these jobs.
In addition, Alabama offers large employers a pro-business climate, a low-cost environment, competitive incentives, and a support system that helps companies find success. All these factors are important as we pursue companies in our target industries, which include automotive, aerospace, metals, chemicals, bioscience, and forest products, among others.
“Our not-so-secret weapon is AIDT, Alabama’s primary workforce development agency. It’s been on the job since 1971 and remains one of the nation’s most highly regarded job-training agencies, with specialized training centers for robotics, automotive manufacturing, aviation, shipbuilding, and more.”
Canfield: Atlanta-based Novelis selected Baldwin County, Alabama last year for the site of a $2.5 billion aluminum mill that will employ 1,000 people and generate massive economic ripples for the region. The project is significant because it represents the largest initial investment in a new facility in Alabama in many years.