Rural Alabama Is Getting Much-Needed Attention From Economic Developers

Alabama News Center | January 31, 2020 @ 10:00 am

By Michael Tomberlin

Alabama’s economic development community is bringing special attention to rural counties in an effort to elevate the entire state.

A new Alabama Rural Development Initiative is gaining traction and for the first time ever, a Rural Economic Development Conference is being held in the state Jan. 29-30.

Geographically speaking, rural Alabama makes up the majority of the state with 40 of the 67 counties falling in the category defined by having a population of less than 50,000.

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