Tuberville Tours Port of Mobile as $735 Million Capital Expansion Advances
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville toured the Alabama Port Authority as the Port of Mobile advances a $735 million capital improvement plan and reports strengthening finances.
Mobile Engineering Firm AAA USA Earns Top-Tier Defense Cybersecurity Certification
Mobile-based AAA USA has achieved Department of War Level II Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, strengthening its position to pursue expanded defense and government contracting opportunities.
Mobile Shipyard Sets New Record with Launch of Massive Navy Dry Dock
Austal USA and Alabama Shipyard launched the AFDM 15, a 694-foot, 12,000-ton Navy dry dock, into the Mobile River, the largest vessel ever launched from a Mobile-area shipyard.
Austal USA Opens Its Doors Saturday for Major Mobile Hiring Push
Shipbuilder Austal USA will open its Mobile shipyard to job seekers this weekend, hosting a hiring event that arrives as the company works through one of the busiest stretches in…
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…
Mobile City Council Poised to Approve $30 Million for Brookley Terminal Project
The Mobile City Council is set to vote on sending $30 million to the Mobile Airport Authority for a new commercial terminal at Brookley Aeroplex, with officials targeting a 2024…
Austal USA Lands $230.5M Contract to Build EPF 16, Newest Class of Navy Transport
The U.S. Navy has awarded Austal USA a $230.5 million contract to build EPF 16, the 16th Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel in the Spearhead class, adding new medical and surgical…
Mobile Shipyard Christens Future USS Canberra, the Only U.S. Ship Named for a Foreign Ally’s Capital
Mobile’s Austal USA shipyard staged one of the most symbolically loaded ceremonies in its history, swinging a ceremonial champagne bottle against the hull of the Navy’s newest littoral combat ship…
Mobile Workers Have Clawed Back Most of the Paychecks Lost to COVID-19, Local Economist Finds
A monthly tracking of local wages and employment shows Mobile-area workers have regained nearly 60 percent of the paycheck income lost during COVID-19 shutdowns, though total worker income as of…
Austal USA Closes Purchase of Dry Dock, Waterfront Property on Mobile River
Austal USA has finalized a major waterfront acquisition along the Mobile River, purchasing land, buildings, and an existing dry dock previously held by World Marine of Alabama, an indirect subsidiary…