Sec. Canfield heads Alabama team in Tokyo for SEUS-Japan 45 summit

From Made in Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield is leading an Alabama delegation at an international conference in Tokyo this week that seeks to enhance the robust economic and cultural ties between seven Southeastern states and Japan.   The 45th annual joint meeting of the Southeast U.S.-Japan and the Japan-Southeast associations, known as SEUS Japan, officially […]

Honda donates a new Pilot to Eden Career Tech

Photo caption: Eden Career Tech gets the keys to a new Honda Pilot. Photo credit: Graham Hadley/Partners by Design The Daily Home, ASHVILLE — Honda Alabama Auto Plant Associates delivered a special gift last week to the Eden Career Technical Center, a new Honda Pilot.  The vehicle will be used in the school’s Modern Manufacturing Program, […]

Grant application program to benefit smaller cities

Candice Hill is the new grant coordinator at the St. Clair County Economic Development Council. David Atchison/St. Clair Times MOODY — Mayor Joe Lee said city officials have been looking for someone to write applications for grants for at least a year, but that search is now over following the City Council’s approval last week to […]

Jason Dorough receives Chairman’s Award

At the 2023 EDC Annual Event, Jason Dorough, President of Metro Bank, was awarded the Chairman’s Award for his work and support of economic development efforts in St. Clair County. Durrough joins a prestigious group of honorees for this award that is given once a year to honor a non-elected person who has shown exemplary […]