Site Selection Information
For site selection assistance, please contact the DeKalb County Economic Development staff at 888-421-7957.
Resources
- Alabama Department of Commerce
- Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
- Alabama Department of Labor
- Alabama Department of Revenue
- Alabama Department of Environmental Management
- Economic Development Partnership of Alabama
- North Alabama Industrial Association
- Tennessee Valley Authority Economic Development
Business Guides
- Tax Abatements – Alabama Department of Revenue
- Taxes & Incentives | Made in Alabama: Alabama Department of Commerce
- Atlas Alabama – Charting the course to small business success
- Workforce Acts | Made in Alabama: Alabama Department of Commerce
Business Costs
Taxes / Incentives
Some of the ways that Alabama makes doing business here easier is by providing competitive tax incentives and pro-business tax legislation. Alabama is one of the few states that allows a full deduction for all federal income taxes apportioned to Alabama and does not levy property taxes on inventory. Visit Businesses – Alabama Department of Revenue for more information.
Alabama Unemployment Insurance
Visit the Alabama Department of Labor for more information.
- New Employer Tax Rate: 2.70%
- Taxable Wage Base: $8,000
- Minimum Unemployment Insurance Tax Rate: 0.20%
- Maximum Unemployment Insurance Tax Rate: 6.80%
- Average Weekly UI Benefit per Worker: $185
- Maximum Weekly UI Benefit per Worker: $211
Workers Compensation
- Minimum Weekly Worker Compensation Payment: $136
- Maximum Weekly Worker Compensation Payment: $493
Staffing Agencies
Elwood Staffing
1000-B Gault Ave
Fort Payne, AL 35967
Phone: 256-697-0310 | Fax: 256-364-2077
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Website: http://www.elwoodstaffing.com
First Choice Personnel
2207 Gault Ave N
Fort Payne, AL. 35967
Phone: 256-845-7105
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Website: http://www.fcpersonnel.com/location/fort-payne/
Personnel Staffing, Inc.
2201 M Gault Avenue
Fort Payne, Al 35967
Phone: 256-273-6363 | Fax: 256-273-6365
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Website: http://www.personnelstaffing.com/
Surge Staffing
701A Gault Ave. N
Ft. Payne, AL 35967
Phone: 256-600-0032
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Fort Payne Career Center
2100 Jordan Rd SW
Fort Payne, AL. 35968
Phone: 256-844-4709 | Fax: (256) 845-5139
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fort-Payne-Career-Center-170560119040/
Website: https://joblink.alabama.gov/ada/r/
