Port of Mobile Expansion Credited with Creating More Than 67,000 Alabama Jobs
Gov. Bob Riley visited the Alabama State Docks this week to tout the economic payoff of a decade of investment in the Port of Mobile, pointing to more than 67,000…
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…
Key House Chairman Backs Splitting the Air Force Tanker Contract, a Decision Mobile Was Watching Closely
Rep. Neil Abercrombie said he would push to split the Air Force's aerial refueling tanker contract between Northrop Grumman-EADS and Boeing, a fight with enormous stakes for Mobile.
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.…
Lost in Translation: What the EADS Chief Really Said About Building in Mobile
A newspaper interview in August 2008 seemed to say EADS would build commercial aircraft in Mobile whether or not it won the Air Force tanker contract. The company said that…
Mobile County Commission Clashes Over $200,000 Boost to ‘Come Back to Mobile’ Recruiting Campaign
Mobile County commissioners sparred over a $200,000 funding boost for a campaign aimed at recruiting former residents back to the region amid an ongoing effort to reverse years of skilled-worker…
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…
Omaha Company Plans Southeast’s Largest Private Cold Storage Plant on Hollingers Island
Millard Refrigeration will build a 180,000-square-foot cold storage facility in south Mobile County, a $27 million investment aimed at shipping frozen chicken overseas.