It brings us great joy to witness a homegrown Huntsville company continue to succeed as it aids with defense and national security efforts. Torch Technologies’ newest expansion will create 40 new jobs in Huntsville.
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Read more about Torch's newest expansion here:
http://www.alreporter.com/2018/04/18/torch-technologies-holds-groundbreaking-on-new-facility/

While in DC, members of the Huntsville and Decatur delegation took a Capitol tour with Washington's best tour guide, Mrs. Martha Brooks.
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Here we are pictured in the Rotunda in front of one of Alabama's statues, General Joe Wheeler.

It was a joy to speak with Dr. John Ed Mathison. Alabama Methodists and/or folks from Montgomery may remember him as pastor of Frazier UMC for 36 years. After his presentation, we spoke about his studies at Princeton, full of buildings dedicated to Einstein. 
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Albert Einstein said that the more he studied the universe, the more he believed in a Higher Power. It is interesting, and beautiful, how God transforms people. Thank you, Dr. Mathison, for your work. #Our67 #Disciples

Alabama made history with Google this week. Google’s newest Alabama Data Center project in Bridgeport, Alabama (Jackson County) is one of only fourteen (14) sites in the world, with eight (8) in the US and only two (2) constructed since 2007.

Read more here: http://www.alreporter.com/2018/04/10/google-holds-groundbreaking-in-jackson-county/​

Rumor has it there is a new restaurant on the Square in historic downtown Troy...

Breakfast, lunch, or dinner? I suppose you will have to dine-in (or dine outdoors) and see. Rumors on the Square, now open at 72 North Court Square!

Economic development is a team effort. We are making history in the state of Alabama. When members of a community have the opportunity to collaborate, cities and towns are built.
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Thank you to Delta Sigma Pi at Troy University for hosting an economic development-themed dinner that included leaders from the public sector, private sector, and students. Proceeds benefited Pike Medical Foundation, which aids with medical care in rural Pike County.

Today state and local leaders gathered to commemorate Boeing's 28,000 square foot Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Seeker facility expansion, which will add approximately 70 full-time engineering and advanced manufacturing jobs to our area.
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Boeing has been a part of Huntsville since 1962, and we thank Boeing for their continued presence and innovation in Huntsville and the entire State of Alabama. The PAC-3 announcement translates into local jobs and highlights Alabama’s important role in the aerospace industry as well as national security.

When I began my career, words from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. resonated with me, and still do every day, which answer the question – What is your life’s blueprint?
“And when you discover what you will be in your life, set out to do it as if God Almighty called you at this particular moment in history to do it. Don’t just set out to do a good job. Set out to do such a good job that the living, the dead or the unborn couldn’t do it any better.”