The construction industry has an economic impact of $17 billion in Alabama, and when ABC of Alabama’s membership gets together, many topics are discussed, but one is always at the top of the list—workforce development.
We are getting close to year end when everything starts to slow down for the holidays, but the eyes of the Nation were on Alabama as it made big economic news this past week.
For 25 years, the Delta Regional Authority has been a steadfast partner in building opportunity and progress in communities that are often overlooked. Through its unique federal and state collaboration, DRA has provided rural towns across the…
Most residents can easily point to a newly paved street, a bustling business, or a fresh housing development as signs of progress. What many people don’t see is the careful, intentional work that must happen long before construction begins. B…
With Thanksgiving this week, it is a good time to reflect on Alabama’s blessings. The state has seen so many good and bad days over its 205 years. Yet, Alabama is seeing a renaissance across the board that is drawing both individuals and job …
This past week the actions of a Montgomery County Judge left a lot of folks scratching their heads and others just outraged. One of the accused Defendants charged with attempted murder in the large scale shooting in downtown Montgomery three …
The shooting in Montgomery this past week has rightly made the headlines with two shot and killed and 12 wounded in the state’s capital city. So far, there has been the arrest of one teenager related to the shootings, but more arrests are expected.
The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) will temporarily close the Moundville Public Boat Ramp for renovations on Monday, October 13, 2025. The facility provides boating and fishing access to the Warrior Riv…
The recently passed Big Beautiful Bill has many important provisions that will help states across the country. It represents a step forward in addressing national needs, and it contains some very good elements. At the same time, certain provisions will have an unintended negative impact on A…
In Alabama, we understand what it means to build things that matter. We’ve long been home to builders and winners – our steel won wars and built the skyscrapers of American prosperity. Now, we are a top state for automotive manufacturing and the No. 1 automotive exporter in the U.S.
We are still nine months from the Republican Party Primary, but it appears the contest is set for the race for the Alabama Attorney General. Incumbent Attorney General Steve Marshal is term-limited from running again and he himself has his ow…
For more than two decades, I served in the United States Army, and in every role I served, one thing has been constant: when you identify a vulnerability, you act on it. You don’t wait until something breaks to fix it. You plan ahead, build r…
For the last few years after every civic group or chamber banquet I spoke to, I would typically open the floor for questions and invariably the most prominent inquiry was who is going to run for Governor in 2026.
Alabama is a state built on the values of hard work, fairness, and opportunity. As the former State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), I heard every day from small business owners who love this state, invest i…
The passage of the Big Beautiful Bill was quite a feat for President Donald Trump, particularly with the support of the legislation by narrow margins in both the United States House of Representatives and Senate. 
Last year, Alabama became the 11th state in the nation to pass a universal school choice bill. We established the CHOOSE Act to give more Alabama families the ability to CHOOSE the education that best suits their own child, plain and simple.
This week is the 65th anniversary of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. On July 1, 1960, one of NASA’s most important facilities was established in Huntsville, Alabama. In the decades since, Marshall has been at the forefront of the Natio…
This month, on July 4th, we celebrate the day in 1776 that America declared its independence from Great Britain. That day in Philadelphia, our founding fathers launched the boldest experiment in freedom and self-government the world had ever seen.
In Alabama, we take pride in doing elections the right way—with local control, secure processes, and transparency every step of the way. Our county election officials do not just show up around election season. They work year-round to train p…
