Labor

Diverse employment base and skills among manufacturing (21%), trade (22%), and services(22%).

Civilian labor force of nearly 500,000.

Annual average unemployment 5.1% (12-01).

38,000 Applications for 2000 new aerospace-related jobs, 14,000 applicants for 675 distribution jobs and 30,000 applicants for automotive engine jobs.
 
 

 

Sites and Buildings

Visit our database featuring several available industrial buildings from 15,000 sq.ft. to over 690,00 sq.ft. and over 20 available industrial sites with more than 6 of these being fully developed. Available buildings are HERE. Available sites are HERE.

Education and Training

State of the art industrial training programs are available through Alabama Industrial Development Training (AIDT), including recruitment, customized training (pre-employment and upgrade), and employee development at no cost to qualifying companies.

Limestone county is home to Athens State University and Calhoun Community College. Nearby are other four-year institutions (three with graduate programs), three two year institutions and four technical schools. All school systems in the regions scored above average on the latest SAT.