Unemployment Rates for February 2012
Coffee County ranks 3rd lowest in Alabama The February 2012 unemployment rates for Alabama have been released by the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. Coffee County’s rate of 6.6% is down from 6.7% in January. Dale County was reported with 7.8% (down from 7.9% in January) and Geneva County was reported 7.6% (same as 7.6% in January). The Alabama state-wide unemployment rate is 7.6% and the national rate is 8.3%. The county rates listed for February are preliminary unadjusted rates; county rates for January are revised rates; the state and national are seasonally adjusted.
Farm-City Awards – Local area wins big!
The Alabama Farm-City Program awards luncheon was held Monday in Birmingham. We are so proud to announce the Coffee County program being recognized with several division awards including Best Farm-City Committee, Best Farm-City Dinner, Scrapbook Award, and National Farm-City Award. Coffee County was also recognized as Overall Best Farm-City Committee. Also from our area, Joe and Faye Williams, DaleCounty, were recognized as the 2012 Farm of Distinction District 3 winner and Stephan Aldridge, DaleCounty, placed 1st Place in the Poster Contest. This is a program we are very proud to support and in which we are proud to be involved. Our agribusiness community is a very important member of our area and through the year-round Farm-City program we are able to publicly show our thanks and appreciation.
A survey on ECGEDC
If you were one of those selected to fill out a brief questionnaire regarding the ECGEDC organization we hope that you will take a moment to complete it. This will help as we begin the work on a three-year strategic plan for the organization. Terri Dunn is assisting us with this project. We extend a thank you to her for all her efforts and hard work.
“Change: How to deal with it” is full
The ADIT seminar “Change: How to deal with it” scheduled for 8:00 a.m., Wednesday. March 14th is now full. We hope to be able to offer this free seminar again in the near future.
ECGEDC Website
If you have not yet visited the ECGEDC website lately, please take a moment and visit is as www.ecgedc.org. Alie Peterson, ECGEDC receptionist, is updating the news events, the blog, and making other needed changes. If you are a member of ECGEDC and we do not have an active link to your company website, please let us know and we will gladly add it! All we need is your permission.
A Survey on ECG…
A Survey on ECGEDC
Our very own ECGEDC Board of directors is working on a 3-year strategic plan for the corporation. One of the first steps is a brief survey asking ten brief questions about the ECGEDC Organization. Soon some of our “Friday Notes” readership will be asked to complete the computer-based survey. If you are selected, would you please take a few moments and answer the questions? It will help as we begin our work on this strategic plan.
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New workshop: “Change: How to Deal with It”
We are offering a new workshop titled “Change: How to Deal with It” with the assistance of Alabama Industrial Development Training. This is a FREE workshop from 8AM until 12:00 noon on March 14th, at the Enterprise Business Incubator in the Yancey Parker Industrial Park in Enterprise.
This workshop will cover the many aspects of change and how best to prepare your company and yourself for the inevitable changes. It is designed for company owners and front line supervisors.
While the workshop is free we ask that you please RSVP by return email or by calling the ECGEDC office at 334-393-4769. We are limited to 20 people and we have eight seats still available on a first-come basis.
Hope to see you there!
