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Ivey, team return home after Japan talks

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield, and the Alabama job recruitment team returned from Japan on Thursday. They said that the meetings with high-level executives from Mazda, Toyota, and Honda in Japan helped to fortify the state’s relationships with the global automakers and will facilitate their growth plans in Alabama. They also met … Continued
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April 30, 2018

Ivey leads economic development team on mission to Japan

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is traveling to Japan leading a small team of Alabama economic development specialists on a business development mission. Ivey and her team are planning to hold high-level meetings with executives of global automakers Toyota, Mazda and Honda. “The auto industry has been a key driver of economic growth in Alabama for … Continued
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April 25, 2018

Torch Technologies holds groundbreaking on new facility

Friday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was in Huntsville for the groundbreaking of Torch Technologies new facility. Torch Technologies announced that they are building a new 35,000-square-foot solutions building and lab. Ivey was joined at the groundbreaking event by company founder Bill Roark, company President John Watson, Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, City of Huntsville officials, community … Continued
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April 18, 2018

Boeing expands PAC-3 missile facility in Huntsville

Friday, April 6 Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) attended the ribbon cutting for Boeing’s Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Seeker production facility expansion. This marks the completion of one of several facility investments currently in progress from Alabama’s largest aerospace employer. The facility will enhance production for one of Boeing Huntsville’s premier programs. “While serving … Continued
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April 10, 2018

Brooks asks Gov. Kay Ivey to expedite six lane project for I-565

Monday Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, sent a letter to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey asking the governor to expedite the six-lane construction of I-565 from Madison to I-65. “Thank you and Secretary Canfield for the great job you have done in helping to recruit new industries to the Tennessee Valley and Alabama’s Fifth Congressional District!,” Brooks wrote. … Continued
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March 29, 2018

NASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot to retire

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter NASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot announced he was retiring from the agency where he has worked for 29 years on Monday. Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, issued a statement commending Lightfoot for his service. “For years, NASA has benefited from Robert Lightfoot’s leadership, both at Marshall Space Flight Center and … Continued
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March 13, 2018
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Active shooter on campus! Wasp spray may save us

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter I spent 90 minutes Tuesday afternoon in UAB’s Heritage Hall learning how to respond to an active shooter on campus. You know, some deranged individual out to cause as much mayhem has he can, shooting and killing and shooting. And killing. Yeah, it’s sad. But it’s today’s reality. I … Continued
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March 8, 2018

Tommy Battle hits major fundraising milestone

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tommy Battle’s campaign announced on Thursday that it had hit two major goals: Battle visited all 67 counties in Alabama, and he is the first candidate to report more than 1,000 contributions in the 2018 race for governor. The Battle campaign reports 1,116 contributions and counting. “I want to … Continued
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March 5, 2018