Latest News
Take this UA Quiz on the Heart of Dixie; No Peeking
How well do you know the Heart of Dixie? Well, the U.S. Census
Bureau has just released its estimates of Alabama’s county populations
by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin
. . . more
 
Executive Summary--Third Quarter 2008 Alabama
Business Leaders Confidence Index®
The Compass Bank Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index
(BLCI), an economic survey of Alabama business leaders, third quarter
2008 results have been released.
The Alabama Business Leaders Confidence Index® (BLCI)
came in at 42.7 for. . . (more)
Boeing Contributes $700 Million Annually to
Alabama Economy through GMD Program
The Boeing Company, through its work on the Ground-based
Midcourse Defense (GMD) program, contributed more than $700 million
to Alabama’s economy in 2007 and supported nearly 5,600 direct
and indirect jobs, according to a new University of Alabama study.
(more)
Regions Charity Classic Economic Impact
The Regions
Charity Classic, a PGA Champions Tour event held in the Birmingham-Hoover
Metropolitan area for the past 17 years, contributes an estimated
$25 million annually to the Alabama economy, according to a University
of Alabama economic impact study. (more)
Q2 2008 Alabama BLCI and Economic Outlook Update
Dr. Sam Addy, CBER Director, highlighted the results of the second
quarter BLCI survey in a presentation
at a Compass on Business luncheon event in Huntsville on May 1.
He noted the current economic challenges and discussed the strengths
in the Alabama and Huntsville economies.
Alabama Economic Forecast Released
The Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) presented
a forecast of moderate growth in the Alabama economy in 2008 at
its annual Economic Outlook Conference, held January 17 in Montgomery.
About 170 attendees listened to expectations for a 2.2 percent increase
in the state’s real GDP during the year and for the creation
of almost 21,700 jobs, a 1.1 percent gain. (more)
The Economy in 2008
Dennis Lockhart, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal
Reserve Bank of Atlanta, gave the keynote address at CBER's 2008
Economic Outlook Conference on January 17. Click here to read Mr.
Lockhart's remarks.
http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=88BF16A5-
5056-9F12-12B61D18C768CE7C&method=display
The University of Alabama 2006-2007 Economic
Impacts
This report presents the economic impacts of The University of
Alabama (UA) on the State of Alabama and the Tuscaloosa metro area.
Both expenditure and employment impacts are presented. Public and
private investment analyses of a UA education are also presented
because state appropriations and tuition and other attendance costs
can be considered as investments by both the state and the students. (more)
|
