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State unemployment drops again in September

Friday, the Alabama Department of Labor announced that our state reached a new record low unemployment rate of 3.0 percent. The governor said in a statement that she is very proud of this news, but is remaining laser focused on helping all Alabamians who want a job to get a job. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey … Continued
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October 23, 2019

Dynetics opens rocket-testing facility in Decatur

Dynetics has opened a rocket-testing facility in North Alabama that it says will help advance major programs such as NASA’s Space Launch System, the space agency’s most powerful rocket, and the United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur, a next-generation launch vehicle. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said on social media, “Alabama has a dynamic aerospace history. We’re … Continued
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October 16, 2019
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Unemployment rates at remarkably low record-breaking numbers

During the late summer, it was revealed that Alabama’s economy set records for the number of people employed along with the lowest unemployment rate in decades. Figures released in August had the state with a record–breaking 3.3 percent unemployment percentage. The numbers indicate a continued upward trend with 57,000 more people employed than at the same … Continued
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September 18, 2019

Ivey announces Alabama Bicentennial Schools of Excellence

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced the twenty-one schools selected as Alabama Bicentennial Schools of Excellence. The announcement was made at the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH), where Governor Ivey was joined by superintendents, principals, and teachers from the selected schools, along with legislators and other dignitaries from across the state. Each school also … Continued
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September 4, 2019

State of the art sawmill opens in Henry County

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey attended the official opening of Abbeville Fiber LLC, a state-of-the-art sawmill that will employ 115 people in Henry County once the facility is fully staffed. The $40 million investment is the largest economic development project in the county’s history, with $40 million invested to date. “What I have seen here today … Continued
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September 3, 2019

Ivey attends DaikyoNishikawa U.S. groundbreaking in Huntsville

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was in Limestone County Thursday, inside the city limits of Huntsville, for the groundbreaking of the new DaikyoNishikawa U.S. auto parts plant. “I’m proud to welcome another great Japanese company, DaikyoNishikawa, to Sweet Home Alabama, and I know that together we will build a lasting partnership,” Ivey said. “Today marks another … Continued
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August 23, 2019