Alabama Commerce Secretary: State Working Projects With More Than 11,000 Jobs

Alabama News Center | July 25, 2017 @ 5:02 am

By Michael Tomberlin

Economic development is off to a good start this year, and the state’s leading economic developer said Alabama is in a position to add more than 11,000 jobs with projects in the pipeline.

Automotive, aerospace and aviation are leading the way, but forest products and IT are also industries interested in Alabama, Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield said.

“I think you’re going to see more IT come in 2017,” he said. “I believe we’re going to have a nice announcement sometime soon in that regard.”Canfield spoke to Alabama NewsCenter moments after giving his annual presentation to the Economic Development Association of Alabama at the organization’s summer conference.

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