Press Releases
Governor Ivey Announces USDA Disaster Declaration in Five Alabama Counties
MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) designated five Alabama counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas. The primary count…
Governor Ivey Breaks Ground on Alabama’s Largest Economic Development Investment of Last Decade
MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Friday joined Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A. to break ground on their new $1.6 billion plant in Huntsville. The jointly owned-and-operated automo…
Governor Ivey Announces Alabama Team Picked for Learning Lab on Helping Family Caregivers of Older Adults
MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced officials from three Cabinet agencies and the Alabama House of Representatives’ Speaker Mac McCutcheon will take part in a learnin…
President Declares Major Disaster for Four Alabama Counties as a Result of Hurricane Michael
MONTGOMERY — In response to Governor Kay Ivey’s request, President Donald Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the state of Alabama, as a result of Hurricane Michael. The …
Governor Ivey Announces Alabama Receiving Nearly $4 Million in Homeland Security Grants
MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the state of Alabama is receiving a total of $3,980,000 through the Homeland Security Grant Program. The Homeland Security Grant P…
Governor Ivey Announces $1.5 Million Grant for Haleyville Fiber Infrastructure Project
MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission has approved a $1,500,000 grant to the Tombigbee Electric Cooperative for the Haleyville…
Governor Ivey Awards Nearly $17.8 Million to Improve Communities Across Alabama
MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey on Friday awarded almost $17.8 million in Community Development Block Grants to improve 54 Alabama towns, cities and counties. The 55 grants will suppor…
Governor Ivey Announces New Alabama HBCU Co-Op Pilot Program
BIRMINGHAM — Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced the creation of the Alabama HBCU Co-Op Pilot Program while at the inaugural Alabama HBCU Competitiveness Convening. The event was…
Governor Ivey Awards Grant to Help Create Jobs in Lincoln
MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey has awarded a $300,000 grant to help transport the vehicles that Alabama workers build and, in the process, create at least 50 new jobs in the city of L…
Alabama Breaks Records in September: Record High Number of Jobs, and Record High Number of People Employed
MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Alabama has once again broken employment and job records. In September, wage and salary employment reached a record high, and the n…