Jennifer S. Braxton

Strawbridge & Clothier operates department stores and one Home Furnishings store in northern Delaware. All of the company's department stores carry most of the classes of general merchandise usually offered by full-line department stores. The principal types of merchandise sold are men's, women's and children's apparel, including men's and boys' clothing, furnishings and footwear, women's coats, suits, dresses, furs, sportswear, intimate apparel, accessories, shoes and jewelry and infants' and children's clothing and accessories. The department stores also provide various services such as interior decorating, beauty salons, restaurants, jewelry repair and fur storage.

The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, Inc. assists in economic development programs. Its focus on helping the state attract and retain industry. The firm fills a role in the industrial recruitment process by marketing and promoting Alabama as a business location, and by providing research, information and proposals to companies and consultants that are actively searching for a site. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.