The Alabama Department of Commerce's Office of International Trade aids the development and promotion of exports, and stands behind the belief that our state's economy is a direct correlation to our competitive international business acumen.

Alabama's presence in the aerospace and aviation industry is broad and vast, with activities in virtually every segment of the sector. Aerospace manufacturing alone accounts for around 13,200 jobs in the state, while Alabama also ranks among the Top 5 states for aerospace engineers, with a count approaching 4,100 in the profession.

The Export Alabama Alliance (EAA) is a seamless network of international trade agencies with the fundamental objective to help Alabama companies grow their business internationally. Our experienced advisers provide just the help your Alabama company needs to be successful overseas.

Cyber security researchers at universities across Alabama are developing solutions to complex technological security problems. With a modern manufacturing base in the state that includes the aviation, automotive, defense, finance, healthcare, intelligence, and power industries, partnership possibilities abound for work in critical infrastructure protection, cloud security, forensics, big data, mobile device security, informatics, virtualization, and robotics.

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