BIRMINGHAM, Ala – The Lieutenant Governor’s Commission on 21st Century Workforce met Wednesday in Birmingham to prepare recommendations that aim to transform Alabama’s current workforce development initiatives.
The Lowman Energy Center, which began construction in 2020, is replacing the now-retired 556 MW Charles R. Lowman coal-fired power plant. [Image: Mitsubishi Power]
A new 693-megawatt power plant has officially began operations in Leroy, Alabama. The Lowman Energy Center, a product of a partnership between PowerSouth Energy Cooperative and Mitsubishi Power, celebrated the milestone Monday.
Alabama’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly in September to 2.2%, still below the 2.6% rate of a year ago, with Morgan and Limestone counties at 2% and Lawrence County at