Press Releases
Governor Ivey Announces Alabama Shatters Previous Employment Records, Sets New Record Low Unemployment Rate of 2.8%
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted April unemployment rate is 2.8%, down from March’s rate of 2.9%, and well below …
Governor Ivey Announces Auto Supplier Shinhwa Investing $78 million in Second Auburn Facility, Creating 42 Jobs
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that Shinhwa Auto USA Corp. is expanding its presence in Auburn by adding a second auto parts manufacturing facility as part of a $…
Governor Ivey Announces Emergency Management Veteran and West Point Alumnus Jeff Smitherman as Alabama EMA Acting Director
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced she is appointing emergency management veteran and West Point alumnus Jeff Smitherman as Alabama Emergency Management Agency (AEM…
Governor Ivey: Novelis Plans to Invest $2.5 Billion to Open Alabama Aluminum Plant, Creating 1,000 Jobs in Baldwin County
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced Wednesday that Novelis Inc., a world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, plans to invest more than $2.5 billion to build a new low-carb…
Governor Ivey Welcomes Airbus Expansion Project Adding 1,000 Jobs in Mobile
MOBILE – Governor Kay Ivey joined Airbus officials, Mobile leaders and education professionals at a community event Monday afternoon to celebrate the aerospace company’s new growth …
Gov. Ivey Announces Growth Projects Pumping $7.7 Billion in New Investment into Alabama Economy, Generating Over 10,000 Jobs
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced Thursday that economic development activity across Alabama surged during 2021, with a new report showing that projects launched during the yea…
Governor Ivey Announces Two Additional Mental Health Crisis Centers
MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced the funding of two additional Mental Health Crisis Centers, further expanding the Alabama Crisis System of Care. The two new centers…
Governor Ivey Awards $10 Million for Emergency Services Providers COVID Recovery Grants
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday awarded $10 million of the State Fiscal Recovery Fund from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to establish COVID recovery grants for emerg…
Governor Ivey Announces New First Class Pre-K Classrooms, Top NIEER Quality Rating for 16th Consecutive Year
MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education are proud to announce that the nationally recognized, high-quality Alabama First Class Pre-K pro…
Governor Ivey Joins American Governors’ Border Strike Force
MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced her decision to join the American Governors’ Border Strike Force. The Governors’ Border Strike Force is made up of 26 states an…