Alabama Governor Robert Bentley Visits Blue Plate Cafe

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley stops in at the Blue Plate Cafe to have lunch and press the flesh Friday, April 4, 2014 during a stop in Huntsville, Ala. (Eric Schultz / eschultz@al.com)

MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Gov. Robert Bentley will announce on Tuesday afternoon an "important" economic development project that will create jobs across Alabama, but will mostly affect the city of Huntsville, a news release said this morning.

Bentley's office did not provide specifics about the project, but said company leaders and local officials will join the governor in Montgomery at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Old House Chamber at the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery for the announcement.

AL.com has reached out to Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, Madison County Commission Chairman Dale Strong, Sen. Arthur Orr, Rep. Mac McCutcheon, the Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County, Alabama Department of Commerce and other area leaders.

Battle, who will be in Montgomery for the announcement, declined to go into more detail about the project.

"It is significant for the Tennessee Valley," he said.

Lauren Vandiver, Washington, D.C. spokeswoman for U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, also declined to comment on the announcement.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

AL.com city hall reporter Steve Doyle contributed to this story.

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