public private partnership

Economy / Congress

Sen. Britt attends Hadrian shipbuilding factory ribbon cutting in Cherokee

The $2 billion public-private partnership will bring up to 1,000 skilled jobs to the Shoals region, boosting the local economy and maritime industrial base.

March 24, 2026

Southern Research opens $98M biotech center, boosting life-saving research

Southern Research has opened a $98M biotech center, doubling lab capacity to speed breakthroughs in cancer, chronic illness, and infectious disease research.

August 13, 2025

Protestors will caravan to the Governor’s Mansion to protest $2 billion prison proposal

Alabamians Who Care will be leading a protest caravan to the Governor’s Mansion to protest Gov. Kay Ivey’s controversial plan for the Alabama Department of Corrections to sign a lease agreement to build four massive new prisons, the group said Thursday. The groups said in a statement that Alabamians who care about people incarcerated in … Continued

July 31, 2020

Aderholt: Cullman Electric Cooperative’s fiber projects are a great step forward

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, on Friday said that Cullman Electric Cooperative’s phase one fiber project, “Is a great step forward for rural broadband.” “As you may know, one of my top priorities in Congress is tackling the issue of rural broadband,” Aderholt said. “This is something that impacts so many people in our district … Continued

June 29, 2020

Public-private partnership brings Alabama STEM and computer science career awareness system

Uniquely through a public-private partnership, Alabama students now have access to the validated STEM career awareness system – Learning Blade. The funding is a joint venture of the Alabama Department of Commerce, the Governor’s Office and The Boeing Company. As part of its 2019 global engagement grants, Boeing awarded $525,000 to Alabama communities in support … Continued

November 19, 2019

Mobile MPO temporarily takes the Mobile River bridge project off Transportation Improvement Plan

The Alabama Department of Transportation experienced yet another setback on Wednesday for its controversial plan to build a bridge of the Mobile River and replace the existing Mobile Bayway. The Mobile Metropolitan Planning Organization voted unanimously to table all items related to the construction of ALDOT’s $2.1 billion toll bridge plan. What normally would be … Continued

August 23, 2019

Public meeting to be held Thursday on toll plan for Mobile River Bridge

The Common Sense Campaign will be hosting a public meeting on the I-10 Mobile Bay Bridge. The meeting will be at 5 Rivers Community Center on the Mobile Causeway on Thursday, Aug. 15 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Baldwin County’s two State senators, Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, and Sen. Chris Elliott, R-Daphne, are both … Continued

August 14, 2019

Ivey calls for a meeting of the Toll Authority to discuss bridge plan and alternatives

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey called for a meeting of the nine-member Alabama Toll Road, Bridge and Tunnel Authority to discuss the proposal to build the Mobile River Bridge and replace existing I-10 Bayway. “The most significant obstacle to a new bridge is very simple, money,” Ivey said. “Last week, we were notified that Alabama will … Continued

August 5, 2019

Lambert says of toll bridge: “If you can’t pay for it, don’t build it”

Congressional candidate Wes Lambert is calling on the state not to build the Mobile River Bridge if it is to be paid for by tolling the people of Alabama who use I-10. “This latest bridge issue is a perfect example of why I’m running for Congress,” Lambert said. “It makes me sick to watch my … Continued

July 23, 2019

Zeigler: One of the three companies bidding on I-10 bridge walked off four projects in Florida

State Auditor Jim Zeigler charged that a company on the short-list for building the Mobile Bayway toll bridge walked off four projects in Florida, and its parent company filed bankruptcy. According to Zeigler, Astaldi Construction Corp. abandoned four large road and bridge construction jobs in Florida. Astaldi’s surety bondholders were required to find and pay … Continued

June 25, 2019