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    • Alabama Birding Trails
    • Alabama Indigenous Mound Trail
    • Alabama Communities of Excellence
    • Leadership Development
    • Outdoor Recreation
    • Planning and Community Development
    • Tourism Development
    • Your Town Alabama
  • Projects
    • Alabama Innovation Engine
    • AmeriCorps VISTA
    • Arts, Culture and Heritage Project
    • Books for the Black Belt
    • Equitable Neighborhoods Initiative
    • Flawless Delivery
    • I-22 Corridor Strategic Development
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      • Submit a Mural
  • Partners
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THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC ​DEVELOPMENT
​WORKS TO HELP YOUR
COMMUNITY SUCCEED.​

The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development (UACED) was founded by Dr. Malcolm Portera and approved by the Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama System in 1989.  It serves as an economic outreach unit to access UA resources, expertise, and existing UA centers and programs to assist businesses, organizations, and state and local communities to help solve real world problems and grow the state's economy.  The Center continues that tradition today by utilizing professional UA staff and customized project teams to provide technical assistance to communities, agencies, and organizations.  It takes an asset-based planning approach to help communities and organizations respond to challenges and capitalize on a variety of economic development opportunities for growth. 

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Planning and Community
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Outdoor Recreation
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Tourism Development
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Alabama Birding Trails

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Leadership Development

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​Rural Workforce Development

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