2008 Report Described Growing Investor Interest in Mobile and Baldwin Counties
A 2008 WKRG report said investors from around the country were looking at property in Mobile and Baldwin counties amid major industrial-development expectations.
Boeing Praised the Tanker Competition as Fair — Right Up Until It Lost
As Boeing prepared to protest the Air Force tanker award that promised an assembly line for Mobile, its own executives' and allies' past statements praising the competition's fairness came back…
Facebook Group Rallies Support for Northrop Grumman Tanker Bid in Mobile
As Boeing protested the Air Force's tanker contract award, Mobile-area supporters of the rival Northrop Grumman/EADS bid organized a Facebook group urging residents to weigh in through a congressional survey.
Shelby Defends Mobile’s Tanker Win in Financial Times Op-Ed as Boeing Backers Pile On
Sen. Richard Shelby used a Financial Times op-ed to defend the Air Force's tanker contract award to a Northrop Grumman-EADS team, arguing the deal would bring thousands of jobs to…
Mobile Realtor’s Open Letter Pushes Back on Obama’s Early Doubts About the Tanker Deal
A Mobile-area Realtor has written an open letter to U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, pushing back on the presidential candidate’s early skepticism about the Air Force’s decision to award a massive…
A Falling Stock Price, a Phone Call to a Senator, and Champagne at Brookley
Mobile learned it had won the Air Force tanker contract in a scramble of stock tickers, cell phone calls and hastily bought sandwiches, and the political consequences began almost immediately.
2008 Tanker Selection Prompted Plans for Brookley Construction
Archived WKRG coverage detailed initial plans for construction and jobs at Brookley Field after the 2008 tanker-contract selection.
Boeing Protest Expected as Mobile Basks in Airbus Tanker Win, ThyssenKrupp Plant Adds to Momentum
After Northrop Grumman and EADS won the 2008 Air Force tanker contract, Mobile officials described expected long-term change and construction planning.
GOP Circles Buzz Over Possible Bonner Run for Governor in 2010, But Congressman Downplays Talk
Republican circles are speculating that Rep. Jo Bonner could be eyeing a 2010 run for Alabama governor after his new House Appropriations Committee assignment, though Bonner says his focus is…
Behind Mobile’s Excitement Over the New Airplane Plant, a Familiar History of Waiting for Saviors
As Mobile celebrates a major new aerospace plant, some longtime observers are urging caution, pointing to a long history of the city pinning its hopes on outside projects — from…