In 2010, ThyssenKrupp Began Operations at Its Mobile County Steel Complex
An archival look at the 2010 startup of ThyssenKrupp's Calvert steel complex, the jobs and investment then projected, and the later changes that reshaped the facility.
A Steel Plant, a Shipyard and a Tanker: Would Unions Come Back to South Alabama?
With ThyssenKrupp rising near Calvert, Austal expanding downtown and aircraft work possible at Brookley, a veteran labor lawyer was asked whether organized labor would ride the boom back into Mobile.…
Mobile County Considered Transit Options for Highway 43 Construction Traffic
Archived WKRG coverage reported discussion of a possible transit system as ThyssenKrupp construction increased Highway 43 traffic in North Mobile County.
ThyssenKrupp Job Training Drew Thousands of Applicants in 2008
Archived WKRG coverage reported that thousands of people sought training connected to the planned ThyssenKrupp plant near Mobile and Washington counties.
ThyssenKrupp Planned Calvert Training Center for Future Employees in 2008
Archived WKRG coverage reported plans for a hands-on training center near the ThyssenKrupp plant site outside Calvert in 2008.
Mobile County Adopted Stronger Wind Standards for New Homes in 2008
Mobile County approved new 2008 building standards requiring new homes in the south county to withstand winds up to 147 mph and homes in the north county up to 118…
One City Along I-65? North Mobile County Weighed a Merger It Knew Would Never Happen
With a steel plant rising at Calvert and a new school system drawing families to Saraland, developers and officials debated dissolving Chickasaw, Satsuma and Creola into a single north Mobile…
Mobile’s Four-Term Mayor Ruled Out the School Board, and Left the Door Open on Governor
Former Mayor Mike Dow said his wife would tolerate only one more campaign, and it would not be for the school board. In a long reply, he laid out his…
Workforce Alliance Finished Its Plan and Went Looking for Someone to Run It
With a strategic plan complete and major industrial projects arriving in Mobile County, the South Alabama Regional Workforce Development Alliance opened a search for a director to carry the plan…
Southwest Alabama Communities Prepared for ThyssenKrupp Growth in 2007
Archived WKRG coverage described a Chatom meeting on how southwest Alabama communities could prepare for growth tied to the planned ThyssenKrupp mill.