AIDT News

• Toyota Robot – FAQ and Facts
• Groundbreaking for Phase II of Alabama Robotics Park Scheduled
• ThyssenKrupp Training Center Dedicated

Workforce Development News

• Free technology training offered through state partnership with Microsoft
• Alabama’s unemployment rate drops to 10.8%
• Shaping a new future: Alabama’s workforce development system
• Work Programs Available in Selma
• Workforce Data Shows Where the Jobs Are

Collegiate News

• Reginald Sykes appointed president of Alabama Southern Community College
• Drake launches medical assistant program
• Shaping a new future: Alabama’s workforce development system

There’s a new opportunity in Opelika.  Michelin Development opened an office in East Alabama Tuesday morning and said that it would begin taking applications for $2 million in low-interest loans to qualified start-up, small- and medium-sized companies in the area.

Michelin and Auburn Bank will partner in the program.  The program is aimed at stimulating economic growth and creating jobs. Focus will be to help offset job losses from the BFGoodrich Plant closing.