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This year’s Harvard University Young American Leaders Program (YALP) included 10 leaders from the Birmingham area who joined others in learning more about successful public-private partnership collaborations. The Birmingham area participants were: Staci Brown Brooks, director of Marketing Communication at Alabama Power. Anil Chadha, executive vice president at Regions Bank. Jay Eichelberger, general manager of…
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HOW IS INNOVATION CHANGING HOW WE DO BUSINESS? WE ASKED EXPERT GREG BARKER The Frontier Founder Hank Torbert sat down with Greg Barker, president of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama and Birmingham-based partner of The Frontier, to discuss industrial innovation and the importance of cross-pollination and adaptability in today’s landscape. We’re grateful for EDPA’s…
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Staff & Expertise Staff & Expertise Vice President, Business Development205.873.0107bmiller@edpa.org Joined EDPA: 2020 About: Bakari Miller serves as Vice President of Business Development for the EDPA. In this role, he works with the EDPA team and other economic development allies across Alabama to execute targeted business attraction and recruitment strategies. Before transitioning to EDPA, Bakari…
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Scientists at Birmingham-based Southern Research are front-runners in the global race to develop new vaccines and therapeutic treatments against COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus that is blamed for a growing death toll and massive economic fallout worldwide. The work now taking place in the organization’s laboratories builds upon decades of multi-faceted research…
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – FedEx Ground plans to build a $40.6 million facility in Jefferson County that would create 285 full- and part-time jobs within three years of the project’s completion, the Birmingham Business Alliance announced today. The 300,000-square-foot FedEx Ground facility will stand on a 46-acre site off Lakeshore Parkway, a growing logistics and distribution corridor…
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EDPA Partner Resources COVID-19 The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, in collaboration with its partner community, is working to help make sure you have the resources you need to navigate these challenging times. The following are informative and helpful links. We will continue to update and post information in order to provide you with available…
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Little Canoe Creek was designated an “Alabama AdvantageSite” in 2018. Being labeled an “AdvantageSite” amounts to a guaranteefrom the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama “that the site is ready for major industrial use.” To read more of the story visit AdvantageSite Etowah County
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Staff & Expertise Staff & Expertise President 205.943.4700 gbarker@edpa.org Joined EDPA: 2020 About: Greg Barker was named president of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama in June 2020. Greg came to EDPA from Alabama Power Company, where he started in 2002 as an economic development project manager and was later named vice president of Economic…
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Staff & Expertise Staff & Expertise Executive Vice President 205.943.4742 ssewell@edpa.org Joined EDPA: 1994 About: Steve is the Executive Vice President and has served at the EDPA since 1994. In his role, Steve oversees initiatives regarding marketing planning and implementation, partner relations, overarching organizational strategies, and administrative work. Steve is particularly passionate about the automotive…
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Staff & Expertise Staff & Expertise Information Technology & GIS Analyst 205.943.4721 slytle@edpa.org Joined EDPA: 2007 About: Sean serves as the Information Technology & Geographic Information Systems Analyst. Before joining the EDPA team in 2007, Sean worked with the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance as the Manager of Research and Information Technology. Sean brings a…
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