Airbus and United Way Team Up to Fund Mobile Schools
Airbus Mobile and United Way of Southwest Alabama launched a new education partnership, giving $12,000 to four local school programs.
Prichard’s District 2 Council Candidates Debate Water Board Takeover, Jobs and Schools at Forum
Four candidates for Prichard's District 2 City Council seat gathered at St. James AME Church to debate the water board takeover, economic development and the push for a middle school.
Airbus Test Jet to Fly Over Mobile This Week
An Airbus A350 XWB test aircraft is scheduled to fly low over Mobile's Brookley Aeroplex and Magnolia Grove golf course this week, capping off extreme-weather testing and saluting the Airbus-sponsored…
Airbus HR Director Jennifer Ogle Details Mobile Hiring Plans for 2014
Airbus is in the middle of a rapid hiring push at its Brookley Aeroplex assembly line in Mobile, and the company’s top human resources executive says the ramp-up will accelerate…
AL-01 Candidate Bradley Byrne Points to Two-Year College Cleanup in Bid for Congress
Bradley Byrne, a Mobile native running for the First Congressional District seat, made his case to Southwest Alabama voters in September 2013 by leaning on his record cleaning up Alabama’s…
Mayoral Candidate Sandy Stimpson Lays Out His Vision for Mobile
Businessman Sandy Stimpson entered the 2013 Mobile mayoral race saying he could no longer stand on the sidelines while the city fell short of its potential. In an interview, the…
A Greased-Pig Chase: Making Sense of Mobile’s Slippery Budget Fight
As dueling committees, a $29 million disputed deficit and shifting council alliances collided, Mobile's budget saga looked to many residents like a greased-pig chase with the numbers impossible to pin…
Airbus Euphoria Meets Hard Numbers as Mobile Budget Standoff Drags On
Mayor Sam Jones cast Mobile's budget fight in a brighter light after the Airbus announcement, but Councilman John Williams said the good news changed nothing about the city's need to…
As Air Force Tanker Bid Deadline Nears, Mobile’s Jobs Stakes Take Center Stage
With the deadline for bids in the U.S. Air Force’s long-running aerial refueling tanker competition arriving this week, the debate over which manufacturer would build the next generation of tankers…
As Air Force Tanker Bids Come Due, Focus Turns to U.S. Jobs Tied to Mobile Project
With the deadline for final bids on the Air Force’s multibillion-dollar aerial refueling tanker contract arriving, much of the public debate around the competition has centered on a familiar question…