The city of Collinsville earned one of the state's top honors for economic innovation by being admitted to the Innovate

Alabama Network and being awarded a grant as seed money to launch an innovation project.

This competitive designation is given to Alabama communities supporting innovation and knowledge

economy.

The program is administered by Innovate Alabama- a statewide public-private partnership focused on entrepreneurship,

technology and innovation. The organization was formed to carry out the recommendations of Governor Kay Ivey's Alabama