New EDPA, Innovate Alabama Program Focuses On Talent

The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) has announced that its talent attraction and retention program Fuel Alabama (FuelAL), in partnership with Innovate Alabama, is collaborating with nine select communities to offer summer programming for college students. Partnering communities will offer professional development, service opportunities and social events to summer interns throughout the state. FuelAL connects undergraduate and graduate students to a region and its employers through community-building activities that showcase Alabama’s unique assets. Interns will socialize with peers through professional workshops, team-building exercises and more. From beachside festivals to downtown concerts, each location has proposed a summer lineup of events, and EDPA will host a statewide Summer Summit in Muscle Shoals. For more information on Baldwin County events, contact McCall Lugo at email. For more information on Mobile events, contact Abbey Huguley at email.