Key Industrial Pillars Support Alabama’s Recovery from Coronavirus Crisis
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By Greg Canfield, Secretary, Alabama Department of Commerce
For Alabama, along with the rest of the country, the year 2020 has clearly played out as a “best of times, worst of times” scenario.
In Alabama, the year started off with a bang. The state’s economy was prospering like never before, with a record number of Alabamians holding down jobs and the lowest unemployment rates ever recorded. From one end of Alabama to the other, factories were boosting production while businesses of all kinds were performing strongly.
In early spring,...
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