The original Monroe County Courthouse, now the Monroe County Heritage Museum. Photo courtesy of Alabama Tourism Department/Jeff Greenberg.
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Dealing with the DragonThe rapidly emerging China trade racks up the #2 total for Alabama exports. China is also a competitive labor market, to which Alabama manufacturers sometimes have to turn. And, most recently, China has become an avid investor in Alabama assets. The rapidly emerging China trade racks up the #2 total for Alabama exports—from pecans to systems engineering. China is also a competitive labor market, to which Alabama manufacturers sometimes have to turn. And, most recently, China has become an avid investor in Alabama assets. |
Franchise Tax Sinks Alabama to Bottom of Competitiveness RankingAlabama lags in rankings |
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A Little Silver in the LiningAlabama’s economy is slowly digging its way out of the recession, with exports and tax receipts slightly rising in 2011. Alabama’s economy is slowly digging its way out of the recession, with exports and tax receipts slightly rising in 2011. |
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Selling Weapons to our Friends: A Look Inside a Little-Publicized IndustryOne of the biggest and fastest growing industries in Alabama is the sale of major weapons systems to foreign countries. Big as it is, it’s just not a business that’s much understood or often trumpeted in headlines. One of the biggest and fastest growing industries in Alabama is the sale of major weapons systems to foreign countries. Big as it is, it’s just not a business that’s much understood or often trumpeted in headlines. |
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Adtran Unveils a Broadband SolutionAdtran took its next-generation Internet architecture to Paris to show the world. Adtran took its next-generation Internet architecture to Paris to show the world. |