Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Aero state's 2nd largest in growth

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. -- Agriculture and tourism continue to be vital to Alabama's economy, but the second largest growing industry sector now is aerospace. That's according to Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield, who made the comment at the Economic Development Association of Alabama's annual summer conference Monday. He said the arrival of Airbus in Mobile "is going to bring great results for this region for months and years to come.” (Source: WKRG-TV, 07/25/16)