NACC to Offer Google Certificate

NACC IN THE NEWS!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—December 19, 2019

NORTHEAST TO OFFER GOOGLE IT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE

Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) will offer the Google IT Support Professional Certificate starting in January. This certificate serves as a credential that can be used on the pathway to acquire a job as a Computer Specialist, a field in which there are an estimated 215,000 openings in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median salary for a computer specialist is $53,470. No experience or college degree is required to enter the IT Support Professional Certificate Program nationally or at Northeast. The program is part of Grow with Google, the tech company’s initiative to create economic opportunities for all Americans.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ALABAMA ENTREPRENEURS RECEIVE PUROCLEAN HOT SHOT AWARD

Restoration and Remediation Franchise Awards Jerral and Chrystal Ingle for Highest Sales Percentage Growth in North America

From left to right: Bud Summers, PuroClean Executive Vice President of Operations and Training;

Michael Broadrick, PuroClean General Counsel; Chrystal Ingle, Franchise Owner, Fort Payne, AL; Jerral Ingle, Franchise Owner, Fort Payne, AL; Mark W. Davis, PuroClean Chairman and CEO; Frank Torre, PuroClean Vice Chairman; Steve White, PuroClean President and COO 

Fort Payne, AL (August 2, 2019) – Jerral and Chrystal Ingle, owners of PuroClean Restoration Services in Fort Payne, Alabama, were awarded PuroClean’s Hot Shot award at the company’s international convention held recently at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan.

Press Release from Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs July 18, 20019

Gov. Ivey awards grant to help provide new jobs in DeKalb County

MONTGOMERY— A $130,000 grant awarded by Gov. Kay Ivey will help DeKalb County gain a new foothold on the textile industry and create 15 new jobs.

Student to graduate high school and college within same month

Edy Aguilar 

Fort Payne High School senior Mark McGullion will be graduating this May from high school, as well as from Northeast Alabama Community College through the college’s dual enrollment program.

The dual enrollment program allows high school students to begin their college courses while still in high school. Dual enrollment allows students to receive both high school and college credit for a college course taught at the high school, online, or on the NACC campus during the fall, spring, or summer term.

Made In DeKalb 2019

  MADE IN DEKALB 2019

 SPONSORS

DeKalb County Community Development Commission

Alabama Technology Network

City of Fort Payne

City of Rainsville

DeKalb County Economic Development Authority

Fort Payne Chamber of Commerce

Fort Payne Improvement Authority

Marshall DeKalb Electric Cooperative

Northeast Alabama Community College

Rainsville Chamber of Commerce

Sand Mountain Electric Cooperative

Wills Valley Recreation Center

Pam Clay Graduated from TVA’s Professional Rural Leadership Institute

 

DeKalb County, Alabama – Pam Clay, Business Retention and Expansion Director of the DeKalb County Economic Development Authority, recently graduated from TVA’s Rural Leadership Institute. The Rural Leadership Institute, developed and sponsored by TVA Economic Development, provides professional leadership training to rural community economic development professionals in the TVA service area.

NACC Once Again Named as One of the Top 150 US Community collegees by the Aspen Institute

NACC IN THE NEWS!

For immediate release—October 11, 2017

Officials at Northeast Alabama Community College have just been notified that NACC has once again been named as one of the nation’s top 150 community colleges by the Aspen Institute. The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC.

5th Annual Made In DeKalb Expo Success

February 17, 2017 | Diana Goss

The Fifth Annual Made In DeKalb (MID) Expo was a huge success yesterday as over 1,800 students were able to meet the industries in DeKalb County Alabama. 15 of the 16 Career Clusters were represented by 74 participating vendors such as transportation, logistics, construction, engineering, agriculture, tourism, mechanics, cosmetology, healthcare, and the media met their future workforce. 

Sock mill to add 442 more jobs

Kayla Beaty | Posted: Thursday, February 9, 2017 5:25 pm

   

Sock mill to add 442 more jobs

Fort Payne was, at one time, known internationally as the “Sock Capital of the World,” and while the city may be a ways away from regaining that moniker, a new deal with Wal-Mart and the Renfro Corporation is a positive step in the right direction.

NACC Engineering Tech Students Score Well Above National Average

Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) Engineering Technician students recently scored an average of 12.4 points above the national average on the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) Engineering Technician examination.

DeKalb County Alabama GIG Country

When the President of the United States spoke recently about the need for greater broadband speeds in our country, he showed a chart listing cities where gigabit Internet access is available: Hong Kong, Paris, Chattanooga and Kansas City were among them.

Now you can add Geraldine to that list.

FORT PAYNE Takes Green to a New Level

FORT PAYNE has been designated as a Valley Sustainable Silver Community in Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) economic development program. 

Fort Payne recently completed the program sponsored by TVA and developed and administered by consultant Boyette Strategic Advisors (BSA.) “This takes Fort Payne’s economic development marketing efforts to prospective and existing sustainably-focused companies to a whole new level,” said Jimmy Durham, Executive Director of DeKalb County Economic Development Authority.

Rainsville Technology, Inc (RTI) Plant Expansion

Rainsville Technology Incorporated officially broke ground for a plant expansion of over 65,000 sq ft costing $3.5 million dollars.

 This expansion will improve efficiency by relocating and consolidating process and part storage. RTI was represented by Akio Morimoto – RTI President and Shin Sakairi – RTI Executive Vice President. Also attending to show their support and appreciation of Rainsville Technology, Inc. were Alabama State Senator Steve Livingston, Alabama Representative Nathaniel Ledbetter, Rainsville Mayor Nick Jones, Rainsville Mayor Pro-Tem Roger Lingerfelt, Rainsville City Council member Joey Graham, Rainsville Industrial Board Chair D. L. Stiefel, Rainsville Industrial Board member Ralph Hall, DeKalb County Economic Development Authority Executive Director Jimmy Durham, DeKalb County EDA Board Chair Dr. John Anderson, DeKalb County EDA Board member/Sand Mountain Electric Co-op Manager Mike Simpson.

NACC Joins CARCAM Consortium

NEWS RELEASE

NORTHEAST ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SUBJECT:  NACC Joins CARCAM Consortium 

DATE:  August 18, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) president Dr. David Campbell recently announced that the college has joined the Consortium for Alabama Regional Center for Automotive Manufacturing (CARCAM). CARCAM is one of 36 regional National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Centers across the US charged with educating today’s workforce in cutting edge technology. Curriculum is specifically designed and developed with input from business and industry and implemented in today’s highly advanced technical manufacturing industry. 

DeKalb County EDA Receives Award of Merit for New Website

P.O. Box 680941 Fort Payne, AL. 35968 (888) 421-7957 (256) 845-7957

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION Monday, May 06, 2019 4:13 PM

Fort Payne, Ala. – DeKalb County Economic Development Authority received an Award of Merit for their new website at the annual Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC) Conference, held this past week in Savannah, GA. 

NACC Launches Its First Apprenticeship Program

For immediate release—June 30, 2015


In 2014, officials from Siemens in Fort Payne contacted the Workforce Development staff at Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) to explore the possibility of establishing an apprenticeship program for Machinists.  As we began to discuss a possible partnership, the college found that other companies were experiencing the same needs.  Meetings were held with officials from business and industry in DeKalb and Jackson counties.  A Consortium was formed, and was named the “Northeast Alabama Community College Tri-State Apprenticeship Consortium”, which developed this partnership.  The Consortium decided to branch out to neighboring states, Tennessee and Georgia, to further meet the demanding needs of our surrounding area.

Fort Payne Alabama Named Main Street Alabama City

Main Street Alabama announced that Fort Payne has been chosen as a newly designated Main Street Community. Main Street, a subsidiary of National Trust for Historic Preservation, is a program that focuses on developing Alabama’s downtown districts. They have been energizing downtowns for more than 30 years. 

FORT PAYNE ALABAMA Participates in Sustainable Communities Development Program

   

 

Press Release

Fort Immediate Release

FORT PAYNE ALABAMA Participates in Sustainable Communities Development Program

FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA – JUNE 1, 2015       

THE CITY OF FORT PAYNE and the DeKalb County Economic Development Authority (DCEDA) have applied and been accepted to participate in the Valley Sustainable Communities Program. This program, now in its third year, is being sponsored by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and managed by Boyette Strategic Advisors (BSA).

Rainsville recently was designated as an Alabama Community of Excellence

RAINSVILLE — Rainsville recently was designated as an Alabama Community of Excellence.

The city of Rainsville joined Alexander City, Elba, Fairhope and Saraland as the newest ACE members. Rainsville Mayor Nick Jones said the ACE certification was something the city has been working on for some time.

Sand Valley Landfill Gas to Electricity Facility Named U.S. EPA’s LMOP

For Immediate release

May 30, 2015

Collinsville, AL (March 19, 2015) - Energy Development (ASX ENE), parent company of Nashville based Energy Developments, Inc. (EDI) today announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP), has selected EDI's Sand Valley Landfill Gas to Electricity Plant as the LMOP Electricity Project of the Year.