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Committee approves Gov. Kay Ivey’s gas tax, infrastructure package

Thursday, the state House Transportation Utilities, and Infrastructure Committee gave a favorable report to a three-bill infrastructure and fuel tax increase package introduced by state Representative Bill Poole. R-Tuscaloosa. Poole told the committee that the passage of the legislation to increase fuel taxes was “critical moment in the history of the state in my judgment.” … Continued
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March 8, 2019

Livingston, Ledbetter preview legislative session

Alabama House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, and State Sen. Steve Livingston, R-Scottsboro, addressed the people of Fort Payne about the state of the state. The event was sponsored by the Fort Payne Chamber of Commerce, Senator Livingston said that I want to give you an overview of what happened in 2018 and an overview … Continued
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February 6, 2019

Decatur Morgan Hospital gets major renovation

Decatur Morgan Hospital and the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce hosted their annual State of Healthcare Address at the hospital on Jan. 24. Decatur Morgan Hospital officials announced a healthcare plan that took almost two years to develop. The Huntsville Hospital Health System is investing $20 million in improvements to the 100-year-old Decatur Morgan Hospital. … Continued
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February 5, 2019

Economic developers want to expand ethics law exemptions

The Alabama Code of Ethics Clarification and Reform Commission met in Montgomery for a public hearing on proposed “reforms” to the Alabama Ethics Law Tuesday. Many people in the economic development community were present to express their support for efforts to reform the state ethics law. They supported pending legislation to protect economic developers and … Continued
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February 1, 2019

MTC Logistics to build cold storage facility in Mobile

The Minority Transportation Consortium is building a new cold storage facility in Mobile. This will create another 50 to 70 jobs and will further facilitate traffic through the state port in Mobile. “More jobs coming to our area!,” said Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose. “MTC Logistics will build a $58 million cold storage facility between the … Continued
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September 28, 2018

Palmer concerned tariffs could undo progress in manufacturing

Trade talks, tariffs, and retaliatory tariffs (both real and threatened) continue to dominate international news lines this summer. On Friday, Congressman Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, spoke on the issue in an email to constituents. “On March 8, 2018, President Trump announced a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports and a 25 percent tariff on steel imports,” Congressman Palmer … Continued
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August 6, 2018

Facebook to build $750 million data center in Huntsville

Thursday, Gov. Kay Ivey announced that Facebook will invest $750 million to build a data center in Huntsville, creating 100 high-paying jobs. Ivey made the announcement during a ceremony at the Huntsville Madison County Chamber of Commerce and was joined by Facebook representatives and local leaders. “Every day, millions of people around the world use … Continued
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June 15, 2018
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Lies and half-truths won’t save Montgomery’s schools, only planning can

Last week, new state superintendent Eric Mackey brought the lumber when talking about the Montgomery Public School system and its recent accreditation review from AdvancEd. According to the Montgomery Advertiser, Mackey told business leaders and the Chamber of Commerce that unless changes on the board were made, accreditation would surely be lost. And with that … Continued
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June 5, 2018