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Labor Markets
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The Prospective Impact of Airbus Industries on Mobile
Edward G. Keating, Irina Elena Danescu
Oct 10, 2015
AL.com
Austal USA's operations in Mobile, Alabama have benefited the broader region. Similarly, Airbus's hiring should have a net favorable impact on the region's economy, since the area does not appear to be at or near full employment.
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Prisoner Reentry
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Using Education to Stop the Prison Revolving Door
Lois M. Davis @LoisMDavis
Sep 30, 2014
AL.com
Providing education and vocational training to inmates is a cost-effective way to reduce recidivism rates, thus shrinking prison populations and easing the strain on prison budgets. Education is far less expensive than incarceration.
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Human Capital Investments
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Alabama's Challenge: Better Prepared Workforce
Melissa Flournoy
Jul 14, 2009
Montgomery Advertiser
Alabama has made significant economic progress in recent decades, attracting car manufacturers and new industrial development. The state now has an opportunity to build on its considerable assets to address some systemic challenges in education, health care, and workforce development to be competitive in a global economy, writes Melissa Flournoy.
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Economic Development
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Change Choices, Not Conversation
Melissa Flournoy
Aug 24, 2008
Monroe (LA) News Star
Too often we talk only about the ongoing challenges facing education, health care, transportation and economic development across the Gulf South — Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.... We need to determine new ways to work together across state lines to focus on solutions that will benefit the entire region, writes Melissa Flournoy.
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