Airbus to Invest $82 Million, Add 50 Jobs at Mobile Operations
MOBILE, Ala. — Airbus is investing more than $82 million in projects to support its growing commercial aircraft operations in Mobile, a move the company says will create 50 new…
South Korean Defense Giant Hanwha Offers More Than $1 Billion for Austal USA in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. — South Korean defense conglomerate Hanwha has made a preliminary offer of more than $1 billion to acquire Austal USA, the Mobile River shipbuilder that employs roughly 3,000…
Mobile Chamber Names David Rodgers President and CEO Designate
The Mobile Chamber's Board of Directors selected David Rodgers as president and CEO designate, positioning him to succeed Bradley Byrne when Byrne retires in July 2027.
More Than 200 Vendors Will Pack the Mobile Convention Center for This Year’s Chamber Business Expo
Mobile Chamber's Business Expo returns Aug. 20 at the Mobile Convention Center with more than 200 exhibitors, food and beverage samples, and $5 general admission for the public.
Mobile Airport Authority Executive Director Roger Wehner Resigns
Mobile Airport Authority Executive Director Roger Wehner has resigned after three years in the role, with finance director Mark McVay stepping in as interim director while the board searches for…
Visit Mobile Annual Meeting Celebrates Tourism at the Saenger
On Oct. 6, a crowd gathered outside the Mobile Saenger Theater for Visit Mobile’s Annual Meeting, an evening set aside to celebrate the organization’s work attracting leisure and convention travelers…
Mobile Environmental Group Opens Nominations for 12th Annual Business Awards
Partners for Environmental Progress, a Mobile-based coalition of businesses and educators, is accepting nominations for its 12th annual Member Awards honoring Gulf Coast companies for environmental and economic contributions, with…
USA economist Donald Epley says ‘buy local’ could keep $21 billion in Mobile region
Buying local could be worth more than $21 billion a year to the Mobile-area economy, according to a University of South Alabama economist who recently laid out the region’s “importing”…
Hopjacks Closure on Dauphin Street Prompts Questions About Mobile’s Entertainment District
Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom shut the doors of its Dauphin Street restaurant in downtown Mobile on Saturday, July 28, leaving another storefront dark along the city’s lower Dauphin entertainment…
One Vote Short: Mobile’s Sales Tax Standoff Hardens Into Political Chicken
With an $18.5 million deficit and a five-vote requirement, Mayor Sam Jones fell a single council vote short of a one-cent sales tax increase, leaving three members holding extraordinary leverage.