Alongside Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, Bad Boy Mowers announced plans to invest $10.5 million in a new tractor assembly plant in Monroeville. The Batesville, Arkansas-based company will create 50 jobs at the operation, which is being established in the former distribution center for a clothing manufacturer. Work has already begun to transform the site, according to Mike Colquett, executive director of the Monroeville/Monroe County Economic Development Authority.

The company plans to build several different models of tractors in Monroeville and anticipates producing about 9,000 per year.