Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth announced a committee’s plan to reopen Alabama’s economy.

The press conference was earlier. You can watch live at AL.com’s Facebook page or below. You can see the entire report here.

Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth and Rep. Danny Garrett of Trussville release a plan from a small business advisory group on reopening the state’s economy in response to the status of the coronavirus pandemic. Posted by al.com on Friday, April 17, 2020

Our task force and members of our office are still up late working on finalizing the plan to get Alabama safely back to work. Looking forward to sharing the plan tomorrow morning with Alabama. #emergencysmallbusinesscommission pic.twitter.com/bkpxZ7Xww7 — Will Ainsworth (@willainsworthAL) April 17, 2020

Gov. Kay Ivey tapped Ainsworth to lead the Alabama Small Business Commission Emergency Task Force designed to look at the best ways to open Alabama’s economy that’s been shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic.

“Reopening Alabama’s economy and getting business back to work will not be like flipping a light switch but it will more likely be accomplished in stages once the COVID-19 pandemic begins to ease,” Ainsworth said when announcing the committee. “The purpose of this subcommittee is to provide a roadmap to reopening the economy that balances the public’s health and safety with the need for small business owners and employees to resume operations.”

Alabama is currently under a stay at home order to stop the spread of the virus. The order has closed all “non-essential” businesses though there’s a growing call for places like beauty shops and barbers, small stores and others to open.

Members of the economic development committee are:

State Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, will serve as the subcommittee’s chairman. Members are: Sen. Chris Elliott, R-Fairhope; Sen. Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman; Rep. Joe Lovvorn, R-Auburn; Rosemary Elebash, National Federation of Independent Business, Alabama chair; Mindy Hanan, Alabama Restaurant and Hospitality Association executive director; Katie Britt, CEO of Business Council of Alabama; Rick Brown, president of Alabama Retail Association; Tony Cochran of CK Business Solutions in Albertville; and Stephen McNair of McNair Historic Preservation in Mobile.