MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $180,000 grant to bring a new industry and jobs to Dale County. The Community Development Block Grant will be used to provide infrastructure for Averitt Express to locate in the county and create 20 jobs. Averitt Express, a freight transportation company, plans to construct a 21,200-square-foot building on […]
MONTGOMERY – Slow down or expect to get a speeding ticket. That is the message from state and local law enforcement officers in five southeastern states where “Operation Southern Slow Down” starts Monday. This is the eighth year for the week-long speed awareness and enforcement campaign that runs from July 15-21 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a grant of nearly $200,000 to a non-profit organization that provides training to law enforcement on methods for combatting sex trafficking. Covenant Rescue Group is based in Jefferson County and offers its training to law enforcement agencies statewide. Its instructors are former law enforcement officers and special operations […]
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $500,000 grant to bring new jobs to Dora while spurring additional commerce for the Walker County city. The Community Development Block Grant will be used to supply infrastructure needed for the construction of a Love’s Travel Stop and County Store at the intersection of Interstate 22 and Flat […]
MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $1 million grant to help a Madison County rail system upgrade and continue serving industrial clients in north Alabama. Funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission will assist the Huntsville and Madison County Railroad Authority in its plans to upgrade its rail services and improve the transportation of […]
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $150,000 grant to create new commerce in the city of Opp. The Community Development Block Grant funds will be used to provide the infrastructure needed for Midstates Petroleum Co. to construct “Bobcat Den,” a combined fueling station and convenience store. The business, to be located at the intersection […]
MONTGOMERY — Gov Kay Ivey has awarded 14 grants totaling $11.2 million to ensure Alabama is poised to accommodate electric vehicles as they continue to make their way onto the state’s roads. Thirteen of the grants will be used to provide electric vehicle charging stations at fueling stations off the state’s interstate systems. Another grant, […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $100,000 in grants to replace patrol vehicles for law enforcement agencies in the town of Millport and Pickens County. “Our law enforcement officers put their lives on the line to protect and serve, and they need and deserve the proper equipment to keep our communities safe,” Gov. Ivey […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a grant of slightly more than $680,000 to replace the town of Cottonwood’s fire station, which was destroyed by a tornado in January. Leaders of the Houston County town applied for the Community Development Block Grant after a powerful and deadly EF-2 tornado destroyed several homes, businesses and […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $500,000 grant to renovate space at Bevill State Community College in Walker County for a new weatherization training center. The funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission will be used to create the Energy Infrastructure Center at the college, which will provide training on making homes more energy […]
