Legacy:
Guided by the Leadership Legacy of the late G. V. “Sonny” Montgomery:  

  • Faith,
  • Fellowship,
  • Patriotism,  and
  • Perseverance.

Mission:

Upbuilding the People, Places, Programs, and Region of East Mississippi and West Alabama.

 Funders:

  • The Riley Foundation,
  • The Phil Hardin Foundation,
  • Walmart Foundation, 
  • Mississippi Community College Foundation,
  • AT&T Foundation,
  • BellSouth Foundation,
  • National Institute of Rural Community Colleges,
  • Wallace Foundation,
  • University of Alabama,
  • Mississippi State University,
  • Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs,

 

  • Monroe County (AL) EDA,
  • Mississippi Department of Employment Security,
  • Mississippi Development Authority,
  • Clarke County (MS),
  • U.S. Department of Labor,
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,
  • U.S. Department of Education,
  • Numerous individual and business contributors.

 

E-Magnolia Offers
M3 Credentials

Mississippi’s innovative E-Magnolia online learning system now offers Hands Onthe M3 Credentials developed by the West Alabama – East Mississippi WIRED Initiative.

“State officials wanted to demonstrate an effective online worker credentialing program,” said Dr.Raj Shaunak, Vice President for 15 years at East Mississippi Community College. “We thought the M3 Credentials fit the bill.” EMCC offers M3…more

ALA-TOM RC&D Council Grant Helps Southwest Alabama Grow

http://waem.tmi.ms/Linden%2011.jpgA $60,000 grant from the Alabama-Tombigbee Rural Conservation and Development Council to the University of Alabama Center for Economic Development (UCED) is paying dividends for Southwest Alabama.
The purposes of the July 2009 through April 2010 project were:

  1. Enhancing Regional, County, and City Planning Efforts;
  2. Establishing or Improving Economic Development Mechanisms; and…more
  •  Walmart Foundation
    America Works Initiative

  • Building Health Care Ladder Opportunities for Unemployed, Dislocated, and Low Wage Workers in East Central Mississippi.

  •  West Alabama – East Mississippi (WAEM) Regional InitiativeWAEM Mayors Network

  • WAEM Regional Alliance
      • Modern Multi-skill Manufacturing (M3) Credential
      • Amatrol Anytime Anywhere e-Learning System

  • MyBiz Alabama-Mississippi Entrepreneur Network
      • Mississippi Entrepreneur Alliance
      • Mississippi Entrepreneur Training Program
      • MyBiz.AM