The 2010 Alabama Wholesale Market will be held July 11-12 at the Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum, located at 702 E. Veterans Drive, Florence.  This tradeshow features Alabama companies and their products exclusively and is a great opportunity to buy and sell homegrown food and goods.

Buyers and exhibitors can now register for the Alabama Wholesale Market online at www.AlabamaWholesaleMarket.com.

Alabama products that have been exhibited in the past include: gifts, jewelry, specialty apparel, pottery, decorative accessories, gourmet foods, garden accessories, personal accessories, art and framed art, linens, bath care products, aromatherapy products, candles, gourmet coffees and teas, children’s accessories, specialty furniture, store supplies such as gift wrap, spiritual products, services used by retailers or exhibitors and more.

For more information, contact Sherry Campbell at (256) 764-0044, or via email: scampbell@shoalsec.com

www.AlabamaWholesaleMarket.com

Sherry Campbell
Director
Shoals Culinary Center
610 W. College St.
Florence, AL 35630
256-764-0044 – Ph
256-764-5999 – Fax

His Place Christian Resources Storewide Clearance Sale

STOREWIDE CLEARANCE SALE – 50% OFF ABSOLUTELY ALL PRODUCT IN THE STORE!!

March 27th – March 31st ONLY

We’re CELEBRATING SPRING and making way for new, fresh product!!

Come help us Celebrate!

In His Service,
Darlene Alldredge
His Place Christian Resources
60191 Hwy 49
Lineville, AL 36266
256-396-1201

Beef Plus is a comprehensive four evening program, and a field-day for beef producers seeking timely information about nutrition, health, forages and pest management issues. The program will contain both classroom and hands-on training. Location: ALFA Farmers Federation Auditorium. April 30th Field Day Details to follow later.

April 06, 2010 – 6 to 9 pm – Herd Health Management
April 08, 2010 – 6 to 9 pm – Forage Management
April 13, 2010 – 6 to 9 pm – Feeding & Nutrition
April 15, 2010 – 6 to 9 pm – Pest Management

Field Day – April 30, 2010
Auburn University Beef Teaching Unit
Hands-on Demonstrations:
Working Live Cattle, Sprayer & Seeder Calibration, Hay Sampling & Interpreting a Forage Analysis, Fencing, Tours of Winter Forage Planting Date and Grazing Trials

Meals will be provided
The cost of participating in the four-day program is $75 per person or two family members can attend for $100 and receive one set of information. Pre-registration is preferred by March 31, 2010. To pre-register, simply complete and mail the form – Download the Registration Form [Download not found]

For more information , contact
Henry D. Dorough
Regional Extension Agent
Office: 256-362-6187
Cell: 256-299-0512
Email: dorouhd@aces.edu

MONTGOMERY—A new training program will help thousands of Alabamians qualify for jobs in emerging industries focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency. The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $6 million grant to Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs to establish the Alabama Energy Sector Partnership program.

The training program will teach participants the skills needed to qualify for employment in one of five energy-related areas: energy efficient construction and retrofits, renewable electric power, energy-efficient and advanced-drive-train vehicle manufacturing, biofuels and energy-efficiency assessment.

“This grant not only will help Alabamians reduce energy costs, it also will provide employment opportunities for many residents” ADECA Director Doni Ingram said. “Workers who are struggling because of the economic downturn will be able to develop valuable new skills in an emerging industry.”

The program will train an estimated 1,422 Alabama residents during the next three years. Individuals targeted for the program will include veterans, laid-off workers, juveniles and unskilled workers in low-wage jobs.

ADECA’s partners in the training program are the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development, Alabama Career Center System, Alabama Department of Education, Alabama Homebuilders Association, Mobile Workforce Investment Board and Trenholm State Technical College.

The program’s funding was made available to the state through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Ribbon Cutting for the New Lineville Senior Center was held on Sunday, January 10th at 2 pm.  Our seniors are a valued treasure and the new senior center is just for them.  More photos – click here.

The Senior Center is located at 371 Griffin Avenue, Lineville, AL 36266.  There will be a reception with great refreshments and Richard Laird will be our speaker.
View Larger Map

Formerly Emerald Triangle Commission Office. 1996 Mobile Modular Office Bldg DSI 14 x 56 Comes with central heat and air and front porch with ramp. Purchaser must move. Asking price $12,000. OBO. For more information call 256-282-1524, 256-396-2828, 334-863-6612

For more info, contact:

Mary Patchunka-Smith
claychamber@centurytel.net
Executive Director
Clay County Chamber of Commerce
256-396-2828

The CLAY COUNTY LIFE magazine is a dynamic marketing tool for the Chamber and its members.  Produced annually as a Chamber of Commerce publication, it will be helpful in recruiting new businesses to the area or providing information for people considering relocating.  It will also be distributed locally for maximum advertising impact for Chamber members to Clay County citizens.

We will be utilizing all the resources we use in publishing Lake Wedowee Life including writing, photography, advertising design and publishing. We will also embrace the local talents and artists that call Clay County home. As a Lake Wedowee neighbor, many stories in Lake Wedowee Life magazine have come from the Clay County area.  We have learned there is much more to Clay County than meets the eye and  “we know how to tell your story.”

Advertising sales for this publication has already begun and will continue through January 15, 2010.  We invite and encourage you to be a part of this special magazine. We expect to have the completed product ready by March of 2010, just in time for spring.  Call Leisel Caldwell at 334-863-0932 or Kelly Caldwell at 256-276-7959 to reserve your space today.  Email to kellyandleisel@ilovelakewedowee.com.

DOWNLOAD THE ADVERTISERS MEDIA KIT (PDF 1.2 mb) – click the link [Download not found]

The ability to generate power in a more cost-effective manner was a major factor in the rate decrease, as APCO was able to use more hydroelectric generation due to record rainfall.

This decrease will reduce an average retail customers bill an average of 7.4 percent, beginning in January 2010.  This decrease also follows the PSC’s broadening of the LPS (light, power, small) definition which can also reduce the rates of small businesses within the Alabama Power service area.

Marketing Food Specialty Products Webinar
December 3. 2009 2-3 p.m. (Central Time)

How can food retailers – such as grocery managers, farmers, restaurants, or food specialty entrepreneurs – utilize the vast amount of online marketing options? If you or a client want to gain skills in online business decision-making, tune in to “Marketing Food Specialty Products Online” on December 3, 2009 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m (Central Time). This free interactive Webinar is sponsored by the Southern Rural Development Center as part of its National Extension e-Commerce Initiative. To find out how to participate in this important program, visit http://srdc.msstate.edu/ecommerce.

Chip East
Regional Extension Agent
Commercial Horticulture
Office 256-354-5976
cell 256-846-0314

The PSC voted to broaden the definition of the LPS rate, which stands for “light and power, small.” Effective January 1, 2010, thousands more small businesses will qualify for the LPS rate.

Small business managers are advised to call Alabama Power’s customer center at 1-888-430-5787 to ask whether they will qualify for the LPS rate.

Rate changes normally happen automatically, but PSC officials said this type of rate change requires customers to make sure they are on the correct rate. Moving to the LPS could save businesses at least $25 a month, the PSC said.

More information is also available from the PSC by calling (334) 242-5191.