Press Releases
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…
Governor Ivey Announces Alabama March Unemployment Rate Ties Historic Low of 2.9%, Number of Unemployed Hits New Record Low
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted March unemployment rate is 2.9%, down from February’s rate of 3.0%, and below Ma…