Alabama economic team taking part in virtual trade mission to Israel
Updated Mar 12, 2021;
Posted Mar 12, 2021
Israeli Air Force aerobatic team flies in formation over the The Hillel Yaffe Medical Center during a lockdown following government measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus on Israel s 72nd Independence Day in the northern Israeli city of Hadera, Israel, Wednesday, April 29, 2020.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP
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Alabama economic development officials will be taking part in a virtual trade mission to Israel in May as a prelude to an in-person visit later this year in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
The Alabama Department of Commerce and the Export Alabama Alliance will host the virtual event May 10 through 12.
Alabama exports primed for rebound in 2021 after pandemic challenges
By Jerry Underwood February 15, 2021
The Port of Mobile, Alabama’s only deepwater port, moves about 54 million tons of cargo per year. It s a key component of the state s logistics infrastructure. (APM Terminals)
In an unparalleled and unpredictable year of global trade, Alabama’s exports of goods and services in 2020 totaled $17.13 billion.
Reflecting the declines in export volumes recorded by nearly all states, as well as the nation, Alabama’s total exports registered an overall decline of 17.6% in 2020 compared to the prior year, according to new government trade figures.
At the same time, a number of Alabama’s export categories experienced growth in 2020. Additionally, in spite of the global downturn, Alabama’s export total last year is more than 10% higher than the figure for 2010.
Feb 09, 2021 By Carolyn Coons
Photo courtesy of the Arts and Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa. Teaching artist Ruth O Connor and fourth grade teacher Linda Hargrove co-lead a visual art/ELA arts integration lesson at The Alberta School of Performing Arts in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The pARTners Project will use the Arts Endowment award to develop a plan to increase access to arts education.
In its name and its mission, the pARTners Project emphasizes collaboration.
The project, a partnership between the West Alabama and Greater Birmingham Arts Education Collaboratives, aims to address inequalities in arts access in West-Central Alabama, with a special focus on pre-K through 12th grade students in rural areas still feeling the effects of segregation and white flight. It is a recent recipient of an Arts Education Collective Impact grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.