Alabama

Governor's ARC Representative:

Jim Byard, Jr., Director
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
401 Adams Avenue
P.O. Box 5690
Montgomery, AL 36103-5690
email: jim.byard@adeca.alabama.gov

ARC State Program Manager:

Jimmy Lester, ARC Program Manager
Community and Economic Development Division
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
401 Adams Avenue, Suite 524
Montgomery, AL 36103-5690
334.353.4490
email: jimmy.lester@adeca.alabama.gov

Local Development Districts:
Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission
East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission
Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments
North Central Alabama Regional Council of Governments
Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham
South Central Alabama Development Commission
Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments
West Alabama Regional Commission
LDD County and Contact Information

Counties in Appalachia:

Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Coosa, Cullman, De Kalb, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Pickens, Randolph, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston

State Links:
Alabama State Government Web Site
Alabama State Tourism Web Site
Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association