Workers were busy Wednesday installing new signage on the building that houses the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, officially transforming it into the Kay Ivey Office Building, according to a social media post from The Art of Alabama Politics.

The work marks the latest step in a process that began earlier this year when state leaders approved renaming the building in Gov. Kay Ivey’s honor.

The Alabama Legislature passed House Joint Resolution 253 recommending the designation, and Gov. Ivey signed the resolution before the Alabama Building Renovation Finance Authority approved the naming on April 9, one day before the ninth anniversary of Ivey taking office as Alabama’s 54th governor on April 10, 2017.

While the installation of new signage may seem like a small change, it serves as a lasting recognition of a governor whose tenure has left a significant mark on Alabama.

Lawmakers noted in the resolution that Ivey is the longest continuously serving governor in Alabama history and the longest-serving female governor in American history. The resolution also cited accomplishments during her administration including the Rebuild Alabama infrastructure program, broadband expansion, the CHOOSE Act, new prison construction, and approximately $69 billion in capital investment that lawmakers said helped create more than 100,000 jobs.

The building houses the Alabama Attorney General’s Office and joins a small group of state buildings in the Capitol complex named for former governors, including the Lurleen B. Wallace Office Building, the Governor Gordon Persons Building and the James Elisha Folsom Administrative Building.

With crews now installing the exterior signage, the state’s decision to honor Ivey has moved from legislative resolutions and official votes to a permanent landmark within Alabama’s Capitol complex.

Sherri Blevins is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You may contact her at [email protected].