Alabama’s best days lie ahead, and we are hard at work making that goal a reality by investing in the jobs of the future today.  While the Yellowhammer state is ranked among the lowest in unemployment in the country, not everyone who is able is part of the workforce.  My administration has set the goal of giving everyone who wants to work the opportunity to find a good job.  Today’s Alabama is home to 21^st Century auto manufacturing and solar energy plants, cutting-edge aerospace companies, a burgeoning bioscience industry and much more.  A dynamic and diversified Alabama economy is open for business and blazing new trails.  Our record investment of over $42 billion in economic development since I took office has served as a catalyst for the creation of 78,000 new jobs.  It’s therefore no surprise that Alabama ranks among the top states in business recruitment, and we are not slowing down!