Today is #ManufacturingDay! The microbrewery business is hopping and continues to add value to the manufacturing sector of Alabama's economy! Click here to read more info about 'America's Love Affair With Craft Beer": https://t.co/nZoSnzIr2I
DID YOU KNOW: #Alabama workers' mean travel time to work is 24.6 minutes? Explore more data using @uscensusbureau's new American Community Survey interactive map: https://t.co/wwOuOwqVX6
CBER in the News: "According to an economic impact study from the University of Alabama’s CBER, the port is responsible for 134,608 direct and indirect jobs in the state with a direct and indirect tax impact of $486.9 million." https://t.co/1j6eFbev8b
CBER in the News: "Amazon's fulfillment center will have an annual economic impact of $202.7 million on Jefferson County and a $232.1 million impact on Alabama, according to an analysis prepared by the Center for Business and Economic Research..." https://t.co/Xf9HSHHF7o
BREAKING: @CarpenterTech plans to add $52M Emerging Technology Center focusing on additive technologies at its north Alabama facility. Details: https://t.co/bOxobQL71y #AirBama#FIA2018
Tuscaloosa was recently named one of the best cities to find a job in the US! 💰💼
Check out @businessinsider's full list here: https://t.co/dAl8bYLb78
#BamaMeansBusiness
CBER in the News: "According to an analysis prepared by the University of Alabama's Center for Business and Economic Research, economic impact on Alabama is an estimated $99 million." https://t.co/IMdqywNODI
.@uscensusbureau uses housing and demographic information to determine which areas are likely to be harder to count in the Census. The screenshot below is a look at the "Low Response Score" around Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. For more information visit https://t.co/HeaNjWAqXM.
DYK that out of the 55 signers to the Declaration of Independence, Benjamin Franklin, who represented Pennsylvania, was the oldest at age 70? See more #FourthofJuly facts here: https://t.co/W1dsFbKY90
BREAKING: LG Electronics plans to invest $28M to open a plant in Huntsville that will create 160 jobs and produce more than 1 million solar panels a year https://t.co/3UDG7wPClg @GovernorKayIvey
CBER in the News: "Ahmad Ijaz, economist for the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama, told The Star, “The main focus should be higher relative wages; you don’t want to focus on industries that pay minimum wages.” https://t.co/Vez1DfPTDq
CBER in the News: "Labor markets are getting pretty tight just about everywhere,” said Ahmad Ijaz, the executive director and director of economic forecasting at the University of Alabama’s Center for Business & Economic Research."
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CBER in the News: "It’s prime time in Alabama as Amazon announces massive ‘top-of-the-line’ fulfillment center" via @alnewscenter https://t.co/bJRJJ6kgm0