Tag Archive for: Gov. Kay Ivey

In Historic Move, Drake State President Named to State Port Authority Board

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Dr. Sims is the first African-American woman to be appointed to the Port Authority Board.

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Talk of Reopening Local Businesses Gains Steam

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With the number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Madison County flattening the curve, talk of reopening business is growing steam. The number of positive tests for COVID-19 was the same Saturday — 205 — as it was Thursday. That figure was 198 to start the week. The number of deaths in the county related […]

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Stay at Home Order Issued for State

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The Alabama Department of Public Health has enacted a Stay at Home Order for the state of Alabama, effective April 4 at 5 p.m. to combat the spread of COVID-19. Grocery stores and other essential businesses will remain open. Huntsville residents should stay at home, only leaving for essential needs and services, until the order […]

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Officials Stress ‘One Person, One Cart’ While Shopping; Curfew Discussed

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Local elected officials leaders took a ride around Madison County over the weekend to monitor how residents and businesses were handling the latest move to help stem the coronavirus outbreak. Gov. Kay Ivey released a list of non-essential businesses that were shut down Saturday. It was called the state’s most aggressive action to date to […]

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DaikyoNishikawa US Breaks Ground on $110M Plant to Supply Mazda Toyota Factory

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It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood that is Mazda Toyota Manufacturing US. On Thursday, executives of DaikyoNishikawa US joined state and local leaders at a groundbreaking event on the MTMUS campus in Limestone County to launch construction on its $110 million manufacturing plant. It will be DNUS’s first U.S. manufacturing plant. The DNUS facility, […]

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Auto Supplier Vuteq to Join Mazda Toyota Campus; Creating 200 Jobs

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Another supplier will soon be breaking ground at the massive Mazda Toyota Manufacturing plant campus in Huntsville. Japan-based Vuteq, which has operated in North America for more than three decades, will hire approximately 200 workers for its first production location in Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday. Vuteq USA plans to invest more than $60 […]

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Governor: ‘State of Opportunity’ is Competitive and Thriving

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Gov. Kay Ivey was in Huntsville Wednesday to tout her administration’s accomplishments over the past year and work to garner support for an upcoming amendment to the state’s constitution that will replace the Alabama Board of Education. The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual Alabama Update. The governor kicked things off by commenting […]

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Aerojet Rocketdyne Opens State-of-the-Art Propulsion Facility in Huntsville

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Huntsville can expect up to 600 new jobs according to Gov. Kay Ivey, thanks to Aerojet Rocketdyne’s opening of a 136,000 square-foot rocket propulsion advanced manufacturing facility. “Between the capabilities of the Alabama workforce and your company’s innovation, our possibilities seem limitless,” Ivey said. “Aerojet’s continued expansion of its location in Huntsville will bring more […]

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Auto Supplier DaikyoNishikawa to Locate First U.S. Plant in Huntsville, Creating 380 Jobs

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Japan-based DaikyoNishikawa US will build a $110 million auto parts manufacturing facility in Huntsville, the company announced Tuesday. “Huntsville welcomes DaikyoNishikawa to our growing regional network of automotive suppliers,” Mayor Tommy Battle said. “They’re joining an outstanding partnership with Mazda Toyota Manufacturing U.S.A., and we’re collectively witnessing the birth of a major automotive hub for […]

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Ivey Announces I-565 Widening Project

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MONTGOMERY – Following through on a campaign promise, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday a widening project for heavily traveled I-565. She also said a second project will expand the I-65 interchange at Tanner. The two major transportation projects were selected by the Alabama Department of Transportation for the Rebuild Alabama Act First Year Plan 2020. The […]

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