TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - One group of west Alabama business leaders met to map out workforce development projects for the new year.

West Alabama Works brought together several industries for its first quarterly workforce development meeting of 2024 where dozens gathered at Tuscaloosa’s New Heights Community Resource Center.

West Alabama Works serves a nine-county area and includes people involved in manufacturing, construction, healthcare, and automotive industries.

Dozens gathered at Tuscaloosa’s New Heights Community Resource Center for West Alabama Works'... — Dozens gathered at Tuscaloosa’s New Heights Community Resource Center for West Alabama Works' first quarterly workforce development summit of 2024.(WBRC)

The workforce summit allowed them to talk about issues facing west Alabama businesses and find solutions that could help improve the situation.

“The workforce is starting to level out, but industries in west Alabama are so successful in west Alabama that many of them are expanding,” explained Donny Jones, Executive Director of West Alabama Works, adding that they continue to see turnover with the workforce. “So, we’re constantly bringing in new employees to our industries.”

West Alabama Works also organizes job fairs to help teenagers and adults get hired throughout the year.

The next workforce summit will take place in about three months.

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