A new tractor assembly plant is coming to Monroeville, Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday.

Bad Boy Mowers plans to invest $10.5 million to turn the former Vanity Fair distribution center into a plant that will create 50 jobs.

“Bad Boy Mowers setting up shop in Monroeville with this $10.5 million investment is a big win for Monroe County and for rural Alabama,” said Ivey. “These 50 new, good jobs will benefit local families and continue momentum for this community. Bad Boy came to the right place – Alabama’s workforce is ready to get to work and get the job done.”

An estimated 9,000 tractors will roll out of the plant each year. Various models will be assembled. Bad Boy was the first brand to introduce zero-turn mowers at an attainable price for landowners.

The Arkansas-based company has

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