McNair sets course to ‘modernize’ Accelerate Alabama as Commerce secretary

Accelerate Alabama, an economic blueprint that has driven ambition, strategy and evaluation for state business leaders since 2012, is set to receive an upgrade under incoming Department of Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair. Gov. Kay Ivey announced last week that Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield, who has served the state in that role across 12 years and multiple administrations, is stepping down at the end of the year.  McNair, taking her experience of being at the table for many of the mega-growth projects that have defined the modern Alabama economic landscape, will lead the department with 40