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Press Releases
Tuesday, April 12, 2022Governor Kay Ivey announced that Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) plans to begin building the hybrid version of its Santa Fe sport utility along with the first Electrified Genesis GV70 SUV as the Montgomery factory expands its U.S. production to include electric vehicles. Read more(0) CommentsTuesday, November 9, 2021Amazon announced plans for a brand-new 650,000 square-foot IXD facility in Montgomery. Located between I-65 and Highway 31, north of Hyundai Boulevard, the new facility represents a $100M capital investment, and will provide 500 jobs to the River Region. Read more(2) CommentsMonday, September 13, 2021The Barrancos and Chappy’s Deli are Alabama’s 2021 Gold Retailer of the Year in the Annual Sales More Than $5 Million category. Read more(0) CommentsMonday, November 9, 2020Today, in Los Angeles, Hyundai Motor America introduced the all-new 2022 Tucson to the U.S. automotive media. During the press event, José Muñoz, president and CEO, Hyundai Motor North America, announced Hyundai is expanding the number of models it builds in the U.S. with the addition of 2022 Tucson production at the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) plant in Montgomery starting in 2021. Read more(0) Comments
Wednesday, September 16, 2020Today, Mountain Top Industries officially announced their expansion into the U.S. market with the opening of a 73,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Montgomery. Mountain Top Industries is headquartered in Denmark and is a global leader in manufacturing of aluminum roll covers for pickup trucks. The new state-of-the-art facility, located along I-85 in Montgomery Industrial Park at 655 Industrial Park Boulevard, will include $13.5M in capital investment and will support 90 full time jobs with an annual payroll of $3.39M. Honored guests who participated in the event included Montgomery County Commission Chairman Elton Dean, Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed and Chairman of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100, Russ Tyner. Read more(0) CommentsTuesday, May 5, 2020The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce has won the prestigious Mac Conway Award for Excellence in Economic Development. This award is presented by Site Selection magazine to the nation’s top 20 local economic development organizations for their outstanding results in bringing prosperity to their communities. Read more(1) CommentsWednesday, April 22, 2020The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce has curated a panel of local experts to advise small and medium sized business owners in the Montgomery area on COVID-19 recovery related issues during a live, one-on-one call-in event this Thursday from 3- 6 p.m. The call in number is 334-226-7529. Read more(0) CommentsMonday, March 9, 2020Site Selection magazine has named Montgomery a Top Metro in the U.S. in its annual ranking of national corporate facility investment projects. Read more(0) CommentsTuesday, January 14, 2020The Program Executive Office at Gunter Awards $13.4B Air Force Small Business Enterprise Applications Solutions Contract. The Air Force Program Executive Office for Business Enterprise Systems (PEO-BES) located at Maxwell-Gunter AFB awarded a major Air Force wide Small Business Enterprise Applications Solutions (SBEAS) Contract to 20 small businesses. The contract scope is for up to $13.4 billion of work to be performed over a fifteen-year period if all contract option years are used. Read more(0) CommentsMonday, October 14, 2019Starting on October 15, Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) will offer the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) PreCheck amenity for passenger screening. Read more(0) Comments