Press Releases
Governor Ivey Announces Appointment of Rep. Bill Poole to be State Finance Director
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced that she has appointed Rep. Bill Poole (R-Tuscaloosa) to serve as Alabama’s finance director upon the retirement of current Direct…
Governor Ivey Announces Alabama’s June Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.3%
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted June unemployment rate is 3.3%, down from May’s rate of 3.4%, and well below June 20…
Governor Ivey Announces New Partnership for ‘Reach Out and Read’ Program
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced a new partnership for the Reach Out and Read program with the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education (ADECE), Alabama Med…
Gov. Ivey: Westwater Resources Plans First U.S. Graphite Processing Plant in Alabama
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced Tuesday that Westwater Resources Inc. plans to build a first-of-its-kind advanced graphite processing plant in Coosa County, putting Alabama a…
Gov. Ivey Awards COVID-19 Recovery Funds to 6 Alabama Counties
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey has awarded a total of $2.6 million to six Alabama counties to help them overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. The awards to Etowah, Lee, Clarke, Coffee, Hous…
Governor Ivey Announces Local Projects Funded by Rebuild Alabama
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Transportation on Monday announced that $3.11 million in state funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various…
Gov. Ivey: Alabama claims Gold Shovel Award for 2020 economic development
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Area Development, a prominent national business publication, has selected Alabama for its Gold Shovel Award, recognizing the state…
Gov. Ivey: Fast-growing firm, Landing, moving headquarters to Birmingham, with plans to create over 800 jobs
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Landing, a company building a nationwide network of fully-furnished apartments available to those in its membership model, plans to…
Governor Ivey Awards Nearly $1.3 Million to Provide Broadband Services in Lee, Colbert and Lawrence Counties
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey has awarded almost $1.3 million to expand broadband services in two regions of the state. Governor Ivey awarded $736,329 to JTM Broadband to provide bro…
Governor Ivey Awards Covid-19 Community Development Block Grants
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $2 million to help several Alabama counties and a city emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and take precautions for future pandemics. G…