This Subcommittee will ensure that the City of Tuscaloosa will always be the best place to live, work, and play by:

• • Continuing to attract and retain businesses, with an emphasis in West Tuscaloosa
  • Providing information and resources for startups and expanding small businesses through community partnerships
  • Providing technical and targeted financial assistance for businesses, in particular disadvantaged business owners by creating, modifying, and expanding existing policies

• • Researching and potentially identifying funds for grants to support initiatives such as Invest and/or Innovate Tuscaloosa
  • Preparing our workforce to meet the demands of current and emerging industries through community partnerships within schools, the community, and industry leaders
  • Focusing major public-private development projects to maximize long-term public benefits including housing, jobs, and economic development, and open space
  • Providing the City’s workforce system with access to training that meets the needs of the future
  • Decreasing the digital divide for low-income households

• • Promoting long-term economic growth throughout Tuscaloosa
  • Revitalizing commercial corridors in economically disadvantaged communities
  • Targeting Industrial Sectors promoting shift work needs and opportunities for retail and commercial growth