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Japanese automakers disappointed with Trump’s finding on auto tariffs

Japanese automakers announced Tuesday that they were disappointed that President Donald Trump concurred with a Commerce Department finding that auto imports are a national security threat. JAMA Chairman Akio Toyoda expressed his “profound disappointment” in Trump’s proclamation, which concurred with the conclusion of the Commerce Department’s Section 232 report classifying auto and auto parts imports … Continued
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May 22, 2019

GD Copper announces expansion

GD Copper USA announced plans today to invest $3.5 million in its Alabama precision copper products manufacturing facility, expected to create between 30 and 40 new jobs in Wilcox County. GD Copper USA operates a $100 million plant in the Thomasville/West Wilcox Industrial Park. The new jobs will push total employment at the Alabama facility … Continued
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April 11, 2019

Sewell expresses concern about auto tariffs

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Selma, said Tuesday that she is deeply concerned about a U.S. Department of Commerce’s confidential report on Section 232 national security tariffs that could lead to President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on foreign automobiles. “I am deeply concerned about the Department of Commerce’s Section 232 national security report on autos, as … Continued
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February 21, 2019

Shelby, Jones press Commerce Department to enforce anti-dumping laws to protect American catfish farmers

Alabama Senators Richard Shelby (R) and Doug Jones (D) were part of a group of eight U.S. Senators calling on Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to implement U.S. antidumping laws strongly and impartially to ensure U.S. catfish producers are competing on a level playing field. Sens. Jones and Shelby joined Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), Roger Wicker … Continued
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October 23, 2018

Mercedes breaks ground on Bibb County battery plant

Friday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) joined Mercedes-Benz officials at the formal groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the new battery factory in Bibb County. The 2 million-square-foot plant at the Scott Davis Industrial Park in Woodstock will supply battery packs for Mercedes Alabama-made electric vehicles. “@MBUSA’s $1 billion investment in their second AL campus … Continued
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October 9, 2018

Ivey says nearly 15,500 jobs were generated last year from projects

Thursday, Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Commerce released the 2017 New & Expanding Industry Report. Ivey said that companies planning new facilities or expanding existing operations in Alabama announced nearly 15,500 new jobs and more than $4.4 billion in capital investment during 2017, according to a comprehensive report detailing economic development activity … Continued
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May 2, 2018

Jones calls on Department of Commerce to end newsprint tariffs

U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross urging him to review recently imposed newsprint tariffs and consider how they will hurt local and community newspapers in the United States. “Local newspapers are an essential component of the communities they serve, both as the primary distributor of … Continued
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April 26, 2018

Alabama’s unemployment drops to a near ten-year low

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, August 17, 2017, Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted July unemployment rate is just 4.5 percent, which is, down from June’s rate of 4.6 percent, and well below July 2016’s rate of 5.8 percent.  July’s rate represents 96,251 unemployed persons, compared to 100,187 in … Continued
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August 21, 2017

Boeing to add 400 more jobs in Alabama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Governor Kay Ivey (R) and her team were at the Paris Air Show last week working to continue to grow Alabama’s booming aerospace industry. One of the largest aerospace employers in the world, Boeing Co. has a large presence in the state of Alabama. Currently Boeing has about 2,700 … Continued
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June 26, 2017