U.S. Rep Davis Secures GO Zone Designation for Dallas County

If the U.S. Senate approves, Dallas County could become a part of the Gulf Opportunity Zone Program. U.S. Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) secured the designation for Dallas County just before Congress took off for its Memorial Day break.

"Dallas County should never have been omitted from the original GO Zone designation for Alabama," Davis said. "Securing GO Zone status would boost the county's ability to attract new businesses. At a time when the unemployment rate in the Black Belt is soaring, the Selma area needs these extra resources."

The GO Zone comprises those parishes in Louisiana and counties in Mississippi and Alabama that were declared major disaster areas by President George W. Bush as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. More >