Chilton County Economic Development

05/03/2016

More than 400 people to apply for St. Vincent's Chilton Hospital in the first 2 hours!
Picture taken by India Christine Brown on Jefferson State Clanton Campus

St. Vincent's Chilton Job Fair is under way! 2 pm to 6 pm today, May 3, 2016!

04/15/2016

http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/2016/04/12/clanton-to-annex-industrial-park-site/

The annexation, once complete, will allow for water and sewer services to ...

03/25/2016

BBA International Trade Council meeting March 24, 2016.

Chilton County has 9 companies that do international trade directly or indirectly throughout the world. The Chilton County IDB is represented on the Birmingham Business Alliance International Trade Council.
At a recent meeting, discussion was held on the financial impact by the Export-Import Bank, the trade treaty with the Asian companies, and agricultural trade with Cuba.
Education program for companies were discussed and will be forthcoming for Chilton County businesses that want to learn more about trade.
A Trade Mission for Mexico and Chile is planned by the State of Alabama in September. If you are interested, there is an educational program about the trip on April 22, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in Birmingham. Contact Fred Crawford for more information on the meeting.
In August there is the 5th Annual Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit in Mobile. This is a good networking conference for development.
If your company is interested in exporting your products, there are educational programs and other events that may help you in working toward the goal of expanding. The U.S. Department of Commerce and the University of Alabama's International Trade Center can help you increase your knowledge of the need in that country and other related information.

03/14/2016

Alabama Power Thank you for your donation to Economic Development.

03/10/2016

Networking is one way to get leads for industrial prospects. Last week the industrial Development Board's Fred Crawford attended the Alabama Germany Association Annual dinner.

Pictured with him are several others who attended.
Mark Brown, Birmingham Business Alliance;
Billy Joe Camp, Southeast Alabama Gas; and
Glen Pringle, Retirement Systems of Alabama.

03/03/2016

Economic Developer for Chilton County, Fred Crawford, was at a workshop with suppliers and hopeful suppliers for Hyundai Automotive. Fred Crawford sent March 3 in Montgomery networking with suppliers and promoting Chilton County

02/16/2016

Economic Developer, Fred Crawford, attended the Livestock Processing Workshop in Hartselle, Alabama. The purpose of this event was to explore the development and addition to existing Livestock processors in Chilton County.

02/10/2016

http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/2016/02/04/bba-releases-data-regarding-job-growth-in-chilton-county/

The Clanton Advertiser Birmingham Business Alliance

Data released in January shows an increase in jobs and capital investments in Chilton County from 2011-2015, that compares favorably to neighboring counties.

02/03/2016

February 1 and 2, 2016 was the winter meeting of the Economic Development Association of Alabama, held in Hoover, AL. It was a great meeting. Subjects at the meeting included:
"Permitting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers",
"Air Quality Standard and Potential Implications for Industry",
"Providing Data Center Needs",
"Manufacturing Trends and Workforce Needs",
"Alabama Regional Councils",
and
"Trends in Site Selections in 2016".

Networking is always a great product of the meeting.

Pictured on Left:
Chilton County's Economic Developer Fred Crawford is pictured with Brenda Tuck of Marengo County EDAA, and Jeff Traywick of the Birmingham Business Alliance.

Pictured on Right:
Also pictured is Fred Crawford with Jim Searcy of the EDAA and our keynote speaker for the conference, Liz Huntley. Liz, a member of the Chilton County IDB, talked about her book "More Than a Bird". Most attendees reported it was the best keynote ever given at EDAA.

Thank you Liz for your service on the Industrial Development Board and for your inspirational talk and testimony. This is why Chilton County is on the move.

01/25/2016

The American Village was pleased to hold a public meeting of the Joint Transportation Committee of the Alabama Legislature on January 19, 2016.
It was held in Liberty Hall.
Pictured attending were Jim Searcy (Economic Development Association of Alabama), Holly Peg (Alabama Dept. of Commerce), Rep. Jimmy Martin, and Fred Crawford (Economic Developer for Chilton County).
The need for better roads and bridges was the subject and how to fund the need.