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DeKalb County Named One of “10 Alabama Places We’d Move to Tomorrow”
DeKalb County is getting statewide recognition as one of Alabama’s most exciting places to live, work and build a future. In a recent article, Good Grit Magazine named DeKalb County one of “10 Alabama Places We’d Move to Tomorrow,” [...]
DeKalb County Manufacturing Legacy Featured in Fratco’s Tried & True Magazine
Fratco selected Fort Payne in August 2024 as the location of its new Southeast manufacturing operation following a regional site search. The Tried & True article looks beyond the project announcement, exploring the generations of manufacturing experience that helped [...]
DeKalb Works Earns Innovate Alabama Network Designation to Advance Talent Attraction
DeKalb Works, a nonprofit formed by the DeKalb County Economic Development Authority, has been awarded an Innovate Alabama Network Designation and accompanying monetary award to launch new talent attraction and workforce development initiatives in DeKalb County. The designation places [...]
More Than 340 Jobseekers Reached by DeKalb County Career Connect Hiring Event
More than 340 jobseekers connected with local employment opportunities through the Career Connect Hiring Event held June 25, 2026, at the Wills Valley Recreation Center in Fort Payne. The event brought together 225 attendees and nine area employers for [...]
DeKalb County secures two SEEDS grants for Fyffe and Collinsville industrial parks
DeKalb County has secured two Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy (SEEDS) grant awards in the latest round of funding announced by Governor Kay Ivey. The awards were part of a $15.7 million statewide SEEDS investment supporting 21 industrial [...]