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.