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EDA gains tool Lake Martin Area Economic Development Alliance has new recruiting tool STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
The Lake Martin Area Economic Development Alliance will now have an additional job recruitment tool at its disposal – Dunn & Bradstreet Hoover’s database. LMAEDA Executive Director Don McClellan said the database will help the alliance recruit new industry and help improve existing industries in the area. “Data is a critical asset for organizations developing and implementing retention, expansion, attraction and workforce intervention programs,” McClellan said in a release. “Using information from this database, we will be able to identify companies within our target parameters and be able to determine whether those companies are on the cusp of future investment.” D&B Hoovers is a business intelligencegathering tool providing in-depth company profiles, SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) reports, competitor lists, corporate family relationships, financial data, executive and mid-management contacts and industry information to its members. Access to the database by LMAEDA is thanks in part to funding from Tallapoosa County Commissioner T.C. Coley. LMAEDA Director of Community Development Denise Walls said the database will help the alliance better identify industry prospects. “D&B Hoovers offers a way to target companies by geographical areas, industry type and supply chain, which are all recruitment strategies that were decided on by our board of directors this year,” Walls See EDA • Page 9
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Lance Meigs, recently awarded Firefighter of the Year, said being a firefighter/paramedic in a small town has its disadvantages, such as going to a vehicle crash and knowing the victim personally or going on calls involving a child. However, being in the profession is something he’s wanted to do since high school.
‘He’s always willing to help’ Firefighter of the Year Meigs goes above and beyond to serve By RON COLQUITT For The Outlook
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Meigs is one of the Alexander City Fire Department’s most highly-trained employees. He’s been with the fire department for 11 years.
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Students at Horseshoe Bend School will be celebrating FCCLA week Monday through Friday to help recognize February as Career and Technical Education Month. Students will be exposed various aspects of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). Felicia Williams, the program’s advisor at Horseshoe Bend, sees the program as a way to teach students life skills. “They can learn a lot in the program that will be helpful for the rest of their lives,” Williams said. “They learn about leadership and teamwork while working on various applications like fashion and entrepreneurship.” FCCLA is a nonprofit, national and technical student organization for young men and women in family and consumer sciences education. Beginning Monday, members will host and take part in activities to introduce others to FCCLA through conversations and sharing their experiences of the
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bout nine years ago, firefighter Lance Meigs got his Emergency Medical Technician license at noon and 30 minutes later was dispatched to a murder scene. It was a trial by fire for Meigs, who was recently named Firefighter of the Year by the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce. Meigs, 31, began his career with the fire department in 2008 and steadily advanced to firefighter/paramedic. In simplest terms, he fights fires and saves lives. See MEIGS • Page 9
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Horseshoe Bend School seventh graders Katie Rasbury, left, and Ansley Lewis look over their presentation for a state FCCLA presentation for entrepreneurs Wednesday afternoon.
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