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IT Services Firm Provalus to Create 300 Jobs at Alabama Facility
MONTGOMERY– Governor Kay Ivey announced that Provalus, a company specializing in business technology service and support, plans to invest $6.5 million to open a center in Brewton staf…
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Governor Ivey Announces New State Comptroller; First Woman to Hold the Position in State’s History
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday praised the Alabama Department of Finance and State Finance Director Clinton Carter for selecting Dr. Kathleen D. Baxter as the state compt…
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Governor Ivey Signs Multi-State Compact to Improve State Cybersecurity
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced Tuesday that she has signed onto a multi-state compact to improve cybersecurity within the state. The “Compact to Improve State Cybersecuri…
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Governor Ivey Announces “Strong Start, Strong Finish” Education Initiative
BIRMINGHAM – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced her new education initiative: “Strong Start, Strong Finish” at Innovation Depot in Birmingham. The “Strong Start, Stro…
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Alabama’s June 2017 Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.6%
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey and Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted June unemployment rat…
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Governor Kay Ivey Appoints Sheryl Gordon as First Female Adjutant General at the Retirement of Perry Smith
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced on Monday that she has appointed Major General Sheryl Gordon as Adjutant General of the Alabama National Guard, upon the retirement of major G…
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Governor Ivey Bans Appointments of Lobbyists to Boards and Commissions
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday, Day 94 of her administration, signed Executive Order 4, which bans any official in the executive branch from appointing a registered lobbyi…
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Governor Ivey Appoints Jim Purcell and Todd Cotton to Cabinet Posts
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced on Wednesday that she has appointed James “Jim” Purcell, Sr. as Acting Secretary of Information Technology and Todd Cotton as Acting Commi…
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Governor Ivey Signs Executive Order Regarding Task Forces, Commissions and Councils Created by Executive Order
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed Executive Order 3 disbanding 18 task forces, commissions and councils established by the previous administration. “I believe stron…
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Governor Ivey Appoints George Day to 16th Judicial Circuit in Etowah County
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey announced on Monday the appointment of George C. Day, Jr. as a judge on Alabama’s Sixteenth Judicial Circuit in Etowah County. Judge Day is filling th…