March 2024

The Shoals EDA: Partnerships & Powerful Outcomes

As part of our recent blog series, we are focusing on some of the partnerships that we are thankful for. Although this is not a comprehensive list, we will be discussing the recent SEEDs Act grant awarded to our Florence Advantage Site to showcase some of these significant organizations. You don't want to miss out on this one!

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The Shoals EDA was proud to present Holcim with the Best of Industry award at the Shoals Chamber's 2024 Spirit of The Shoals awards on March 21st. They started their journey in The Shoals in 2023 and have since expanded and invested in the community. Their recent project cost $9 million and added in-line coating capabilities to their TPO roof membrane line, leading to more efficient production of self-adhered membranes, labor savings on roof installations, and contributing to the Muscle Shoals plant's future growth. Congratulations to Holcim for their significant contributions to The Shoals!

Important Dates & Links:

  • Registration Closes: March 31st
  • Survey Opens: April 2nd
  • Survey Closes: April 26th
  • Results available by May 31st


Registration is now open for the 2024 North Alabama Wage & Benefit Survey! This year, the survey will encompass 11 counties across North Alabama for data collection.


This survey aims to help local employers understand their compensation and benefits data compared to others in our region. The survey data is valuable to companies as a pricing tool for bidding contracts and, most importantly, as a human resources guide for benchmarking wage and benefit rates. 


In partnership with local/county economic developers, the North Alabama Industrial Development Association (NAIDA), and North AlabamaWorks, companies that participate in the survey will receive the survey data at no cost. We hope this encourages even more participation in the data collection.


If your company would like to participate, please register today using this link. Registration will close on March 31st!


The 2024 North Alabama Wage & Benefit Survey will open for participation on April 2nd.

 

Dates: May 20 - June 27, 2024


Format: Hybrid format - 2 In-person sessions per week and online course activity through Canvas learning platform


In-person sessions: Each Monday and Thursday during the 6 week time frame


Time: 5:30 - 8:30pm



Location: UNA Office of Regional Engagement

541 College Street Florence, AL 35630

Code Alabama is back for another opportunity to expand your career horizons!


Over 6 weeks (72 course hours), you'll learn coding fundamentals and get hands-on experience with Python - one of the most used and in-demand programming languages in today's workforce. Instructed by experts from the University of North Alabama (UNA), you'll gain the skills needed to become part of a software engineering team.


The deadline to register is May 17, 2024!

The deadline to apply for funding assistance is April 30, 2024!

More information here!

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