http://www.aidt.edu AIDT provides quality workforce development and job training for Alabama’s new and expanding businesses, and to expand the opportunities of its citizens through the jobs these businesses create. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The story which was reported this week about ICP in Anniston stated AIDT was taking applications. Unfortunately, the story was slightly incorrect.  AIDT is not accepting applications at the present time for this company.  Please continue to watch the local paper and check back on our website for updates. http://www.aidt.edu/2009/11/20/icp-update/ Faurecia North America, an automotive supplier, has plans to build a new plant in Tuscaloosa, AL.  The plant will supply parts to MBUSI and employ up to 195 people when full production is reached. Source:  ACCS News Clips, November 19, 2009 http://www.aidt.edu/2009/11/19/new-plant-to-be-built-in-tuscaloosa/ The Alabama State Board of Education on Thursday approved a three‐year contract and a December 1 start date for incoming chancellor Dr. Freida Hill. The board agreed to pay Hill an annual salary of $289,900, provide her a state car, and pay for moving expenses, a housing allowance, and other customary expenses. A ... http://www.aidt.edu/2009/11/12/dr-freida-hill-to-take-the-helm-of-accs-december-1/ Austal held a formal ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, November 9 at their new state-of-the-art shipbuilding facility in Mobile.  Phase I of their $200 million dollar facility is complete and was completed in record time.  The new facility will help usher in new ways to increase efficiency and productivity in ... http://www.aidt.edu/2009/11/10/austal-ribbon-cutting/ Alabama is reaping rewards from Kia’s decision to build its first U.S. assembly plant just a few miles across the state line in Georgia. The Alabama Development Office reports Kia is responsible for more than 3,600 new jobs at automotive supplier plants located in Alabama.   Those workers are employed at ... http://www.aidt.edu/2009/11/06/alabama-reports-3600-supplier-jobs-due-to-kia/ AIDT is currently seeking qualified applicants for a facility in Steele, AL.  Thomas & Betts Corporation has exciting opportunities for Welders and Fitters who meet the qualifications.  Starting salary is $13.00 per hour. Education and requirements for welders include having a one-year certificate from a college or technical school; or three ... http://www.aidt.edu/2009/11/06/thomas-betts-seeks-welders-and-fitters/ 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 ... http://www.aidt.edu/2009/11/05/michelin-development-opens-opelika-office/ Board picks Hill as new Alabama 2-year chancellor The State Board of Education picked a Georgia educator Friday to become chancellor of Alabama's two-year college system and help lead it back from a financial scandal that brought down a former chancellor. Freida Hill, deputy commissioner of the Technical College System of Georgia, ... http://www.aidt.edu/2009/11/03/new-chancellor-selected/ ThyssenKrupp's new 50,000 square foot training center was dedicated as the "Eric Heine Learning Center" on September 15, 2009.  Heine, who was vital to the building project, died June 1 in the Air France Flight 447 crash in the Atlantic Ocean. Edwin Eichler, a ThyssenKrupp executive, thanked Governor Riley for the ... http://www.aidt.edu/2009/10/01/thyssenkrupp-training-center-dedicated/ National Alabama Corporation (NAC) is in the process of completing its 2.2 million square-foot building that stretches nearly one mile long in Barton Riverfront Industrial Park in Colbert County. Once completed and fully staffed, the plant will be capable of producing 10,000 railcars per year of various types with ... http://www.aidt.edu/2009/09/01/national-alabama-corporation-update/