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Armistead Calls Obama Out on Taking Credit for Airbus

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, President Barack H. Obama cited the location of the Airbus plant in Mobile as proof that his economic polices are working for America. Republicans in Alabama were quick to express shock and outrage at a claim that the Alabama Republican Party said in a written statement, “Can … Continued
July 25, 2013

Alabama’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.8%

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) on Friday announced in a written statement that Alabama’s preliminary May unemployment rate is down to just 6.8%. This marks a drop from April’s rate of 6.9% and is well below last year’s rate of 7.5%. Gov. Bentley said in a written statement, “We … Continued
June 24, 2013

Bentley In Paris to Promote Alabama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R), Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield (R), and team are at the Paris Air Show to promote the state of Alabama and recruit more jobs to the state. Gov. Bentley addressed almost 100 economic development officials and local elected officials at a breakfast at the … Continued
June 17, 2013

Bentley At Paris Air Show

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) is traveling to Paris for the Air Show there in search of more aerospace jobs for the state of Alabama, particulary Airbus suppliers. Traveling with Gov. Bentley is Alabama Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield and the Commerce Department’s Assistant Director of Business Development Bob … Continued
June 14, 2013

Bonner Announces Airbus Groundbreaking in Mobile

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Jo Bonner (R) from Mobile announced in his column that the Airbus groundbreaking will be Monday. Rep. Bonner wrote, “As I write this column, we are three days away from the official ceremony marking the beginning of construction of the $600 million aircraft assembly complex at Mobile’s … Continued
April 8, 2013

Alabama Commercial Aviation Business Improvement Act Passes Legislature

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Alabama House passed the Alabama Commercial Aviation Business Improvement Act , House Bill 330, by a vote of 102 – 0.   The Alabama Commercial Aviation Business Improvement Act was sponsored in the Alabama House by State Representative Bill Poole (R) from Tuscaloosa. Rep. Poole said in … Continued
March 18, 2013

Canfield will Speak at AlabamaGermany Partnership Annual Dinner

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Department of Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield (R) will be the featured speaker at the AlabamaGermany Partnership’s (AGP) annual dinner in Huntsville on March 7th at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center.  The AGP Board of Directors will also recognize 12 German companies who have made recent investments and … Continued
February 11, 2013

Bentley Announces First Airbus Supplier to Come to Alabama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) has actively pursued Airbus suppliers ever since the aviation giant Airbus announced that they would locate a massive Airbus jetliner assembly plant in Mobile Alabama. Gov. Bentley and Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield have twice flown directly to Europe to talk directly with the … Continued
December 7, 2012

JobKeeper Alliance Says that Alabama Economy is Threatened by Out of State Agenda

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The job-focused public interest group JobKeeper Alliance on Tuesday issued a press statement announcing that the coal jobs recently announced will make coal a larger employer in Alabama than the Airbus assembly plant recently announced in Mobile. Rep. Bill Roberts (R) from Jasper who sponsored the tax incentive bill … Continued
July 25, 2012