Five New Towns Become Alabama Communities of Excellence
Tuscaloosa, Alabama—Alabama Communities of Excellence (ACE) recently designated five new communities after they successfully completed the ACE three-phase approach to economic and community development for cities with populations between 2,000 and 18,0 …
Knowledge is Power: Preparing Leaders for Alabama Economic Development
Originally contributed to the EDAA Journal, Winter 2015 by Joe A. Sumners, Ph.D., director of the Economic & Community Development Institute (ECDI), a partnership between Auburn University and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and Amelia H. …
Alabama Communities of Excellence (ACE) Training Workshop Attended by Nine Alabama Communities
[wooslider slider_type=”attachments” thumbnails=”default”] Mayors, City Clerks, City Council Members and other key leaders from nine Alabama communities including Abbeville, Chelsea, Geneva, Lineville, Oneonta, Orange Beach, Tallassee, Wetumpka and Yor …
ACE Communities Application Now Closed
2015 Application Process and Selection Criteria Overview Applications are disseminated to mayors of all eligible municipalities in Alabama (cities between 2,000 and 18,000 in population). The application form consists of questions designed to determine …