Alliance for Business & Training, Inc (AB&T) is a community based not for profit corporation with its administrative office located in Elizabethton, Tennessee. The mission is to create and sustain a workforce development system which promotes Economic Development; meets employer needs and is responsive to changing labor market demands, community economic growth and participants' job skills.

 In 1999, AB&T was designated as the Administrative Entity and staff to the Northeast Tennessee Workforce Investment Board. Through partnerships with the Northeast Tennessee Department of Labor  Career Center System, AB&T has provided employment and training services to residents of the Tennessee counties of Sullivan, Washington, Carter, Johnson and Unicoi.  AB&T provides training and career development activities designed to meet the needs of a constantly changing workforce. 

AB&T has provided services to the residents and employers of Northeast Tennessee since 1984 and strives towards creative and innovative solutions to keep Tennesseans and American employed.

AB&T's Board of Directors: