Apple’s Tim Cook Reflects on Robertsdale Roots, Hints at Future U.S. Manufacturing Sites
Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed his Robertsdale, Alabama upbringing and hinted at where the company's next U.S. manufacturing plants could be located.
USA Engineering Student Named First Recipient of Outokumpu Scholarship, Begins Calvert Mill Internship
Mobile native Jessica Ivory is the first recipient of the Outokumpu Scholarship in Engineering at the University of South Alabama and is interning this summer at Outokumpu's Calvert mill.
Lowman Energy Center in Leroy to Add Second Gas Turbine in Major Expansion
PowerSouth Energy Cooperative is expanding its Lowman Energy Center in Leroy with a second gas turbine, a project expected to bring in more than 300 construction workers and boost winter…
MYER Industries to Invest $2.3M in New Grand Bay Production Facility
MYER Industries LLC is investing $2.3 million to build a new manufacturing headquarters and production facility in Grand Bay, a project expected to create 24 jobs over the next four…
Power and Rubber Supply to Build $7M Mobile County Facility, Add 55 Jobs
Power and Rubber Supply plans to invest more than $7 million in a new Mobile County facility, creating 55 jobs over the next five years as it relocates from Interstate…
Baldwin County Weighs Bigger Travel Budget for Commissioner’s London Trip to Pitch Mega Site
Baldwin County commissioners are considering a fivefold increase to Commissioner Tucker Dorsey's travel allowance to fund a trip to London's Farnborough Airshow, where he plans to pitch the South Alabama…
Austal USA’s Steel Pivot: How Diversification May Have Saved Hundreds of Mobile Shipyard Jobs
When the Pentagon passed over Austal USA for the Navy’s frigate contract in April 2020, observers warned that Mobile’s largest industrial employer faced an existential crisis. The decision left the…
Austal USA Partners with Saildrone to Build Unmanned Sea Vehicles for the Navy
Austal USA is branching into yet another new area of shipbuilding: uncrewed ocean vehicles. The Mobile shipyard has reached a partnership with Saildrone, the California-based autonomous vessel maker, to manufacture…
Cracks Found in Hulls of Austal-Built Navy Ships, Including Mobile’s USS Coronado
MOBILE, Ala. — Structural cracks have been discovered in the hulls of Navy littoral combat ships built by Austal USA in Mobile, including the USS Coronado, and some of the…
Austal USA Celebrates Opening of New Steel Shipbuilding Facility in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA celebrated the opening of a new steel shipbuilding facility on Tuesday, marking a major expansion for the Mobile shipbuilder that had long worked exclusively with…