Our goal is to create economic environments that support employment, productivity (profitability), diversification, and industrial expansion in rural and urban communities.

We accomplish our goal through programs that:

• Increase the capacity of local leaders and organizations to create, recruit and retrain businesses and industries.
• Promote local and regional cooperation for economic development.
• Increase the employability of Alabama's workforce.
• Increase tourism and retiree attraction within local communities.
• Increase home-based entrepreneurial business opportunities.
• Increase the productivity of small- to medium-size manufacturers.
• Increase the use of agribusiness and natural resources as economic development tools.