Welcome to Central Gulf Industrial Alliance

CGIA proudly welcomes members of the Northwest Florida Manufacturing Council to the alliance as we combine our organizations to strengthen our efforts through collaboration across state lines.

We are a consortium of business and industry leaders along the Gulf Coast, CGIA is committed to improving industry performance and promoting best practices in the areas of safety, workforce development, quality, and productivity. We are aggressively engaged in the creation of new programs that advance, improve and grow the workforce. With your help, we will play a major role in upgrading the skills of the existing workforce and in recruiting and developing a new generation of industrial and craft professionals.

CGIA is focused on adding value to our members’ business as a go-to resource for best practice information, a promoter of creative solutions to labor imbalances, a collaborator for workforce development issues, and a voice to both business owners and contractors.

OUR MISSION

FOSTERING INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN KEY STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF STATES TO STRENGTHEN THE WORKFORCE, ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.