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Alabama business recruitment team explores potential projects at Paris Air Show

Alabama’s business recruitment team wrapped up its efforts at the 2019 Paris Air Show Thursday, after approximately 20 appointments with high-ranking aerospace executives, along with many informal encounters with industry officials. The Alabama aerospace recruitment effort spent over three days in Paris’ Le Bourget airfield and reportedly uncovered seven potential projects. The team also advanced … Continued
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June 24, 2019

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

Governor to attend International Paris Air Show next week

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Governor Kay Ivey will be traveling to France later this week as part of a trade mission to spotlight Alabama companies and possibly recruit new industry to the State. During her visit to the Paris Air Show — the world’s longest-running and largest aerospace show, which begins Monday — … Continued
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June 14, 2017

Hubbard Trial Day Nine: Testimony Indicates Hubbard Merged Speaker’s Office With Riley’s Lobbying Firm

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter OPELIKA—Emails entered into evidence during former Gov. Bob Riley’s testimony on day nine, was a matrix of deals that benefited both Riley and Hubbard. Lead Prosecutor, Matt Hart, in email after email revealed a disturbing pattern where Riley would ask something from Hubbard, receive it, and vice versa, in … Continued
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June 7, 2016

Emails, Records Show Hubbard Paid Over $200K to Lobby Governor

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Series: Emails on Hubbard’s Road to Perdition, Article 3 The emails below were released by the State in February 2015, in response to Hubbard’s demand for a more defined statement of facts concerning his indictments. Other articles on emails: Article One Article Two Emails and court records are being … Continued
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March 8, 2016

Sec. of Commerce Uses AIDT No-Bid Contract to Build Website Costing Almost $100K

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A no-bid professional service contract was awarded to Big Communications that included building a website for the Alabama Department of Commerce that alone cost almost $100,000. However, the Department of Commerce does not have a contract with Big Communications. According to Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield, the contract with Big … Continued
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July 24, 2013

Secretary Canfield Ducking the Tough Questions About Paris Trip

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield and dozens of other Alabama politicians, their spouses, their lobbyists and their staffers returned home from the economic development trip to the famed Paris Air Show last week. But Canfield has yet found the time to keep a promise to answer questions about the … Continued
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June 28, 2013