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BCEDA News
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BALDWIN COUNTY
DEVELOPMENTS
A Publication
of the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance
Welcome to the BCEDA e-mail newsletter.
October 2002
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American Chamfer Services of Mobile
recently began construction of their 11,000 sq. ft. building in
the Summerdale-Magnolia Springs Area. American Chamfer is owned
by Chris Peterson and manufactures wooden forms for
concrete construction applications. The company is investing
$300,000 in Baldwin County and plans to employ 23 people by
2005. BCEDA managed the project and partnered with Summerdale
Industrial Development Board and South Baldwin Chamber of
Commerce to solidify American Chamfers decision to expand in
Baldwin County.
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Diversified
Manufacturing Lab Opens at Baldwin County High School
Students at Baldwin County High School will have the
opportunity to learn various manufacturing concepts and
practice these concepts with hands-on activities. This lab
is modeled on the pre-engineering lab that is
in place at Fairhope High School. The Baldwin County
Economic Development Alliance, the North
Baldwin Chamber of Commerce and Baldwin County Public
Schools along with local businesses including Den-Tal-Ez,
International Paper, Quincy Compressor and Standard
Furniture have worked on this project for several years.
Business leaders were asked to recommend actual curriculum
topics to be included in the lab. As a result of these
discussions the following are some of the learning stations
available in the lab; electronics, hydraulics, thermal
dynamics, quality control, and robotics.
Through the School to Career Partnership, $50,000.00
in grant funds were made available to purchase the
equipment, computers and software. Baldwin County Public
Schools have modified space to accommodate the new lab and a
teacher has been hired to manage the lab. This continued
open communication between schools and business ensures that
students will get the preparation necessary to fill future
jobs.
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Investor
Briefing - November 14th
The
Second BCEDA Investor Briefing
of 2002 will be Thursday, November 14, 2002 at the ACE
Hardware Retail Support Center in Loxley. ACE is located
approximately 1/2 mile north of I-10 on Hwy 59 in Loxley.
The Briefing will begin and 4:30 pm with a power point
presentation on the BCEDA accomplishments for the past
year, goal and strategies for the upcoming year with a
reception following. Contact Joyce Kinard at
947-2445 to RSVP.
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