Mobile County Seniors Get a Head Start on Local Careers at District Career Fair
With graduation less than a month away, high school seniors across Mobile County are getting an early look at the jobs waiting for them close to home. Dozens of local…
$2.2 Million RTF Facility to Bring 140 New Jobs to Bay Minette
RTF Project Services is investing $2.2 million in a new Bay Minette Industrial Park facility expected to create 140 new jobs in electrical, instrumentation and industrial services.
USA Wraps Up Navy-Funded Grant Aimed at Building Gulf Coast Maritime Workforce
The University of South Alabama completed a $250,000 Navy-funded grant with Northeastern University aimed at strengthening the Gulf Coast maritime workforce.
A Legacy of Hands-On Excellence: Remembering Robert Broadnax’s Decades of Service at Baker High School
For more than three decades, the hum of machinery, the smell of sawdust, and the quiet concentration of students huddled over blueprints were the soundtrack of Robert Broadnax’s life. As…
Breaking the Mold: 11 Women Try Their Hand at Welding in Thomasville
Coastal Alabama Community College hosted its second annual Women in Welding event in Thomasville, giving 11 women a hands-on introduction to welding fundamentals and sparking interest in the fall 2026…
Mobile County’s Bryant Career Technical Center Hands High Schoolers a Head Start on Skilled Trades
Not every high school student is headed to a four-year campus, and one Mobile County school is making sure that path doesn’t leave them behind. The Bryant Career Technical Center…
Brewton teacher wins $100,000 national Harbor Freight Tools for Schools contest
A Brewton High School industrial maintenance instructor has been named a grand-prize winner in a national competition that recognizes excellence in skilled-trades teaching, taking home a $100,000 award. Jason Blackwell,…
Chickasaw High Teacher Wins $50,000 National Prize for Teaching Excellence
A Chickasaw High School teacher has won a $50,000 prize in a national contest recognizing outstanding skilled trades educators. Brian Copes, who teaches architecture, construction and manufacturing at the school,…
Ingalls Shipbuilding Plans to Hire About 3,000 Shipbuilders on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Ingalls Shipbuilding announced in June 2021 that it planned to add approximately 3,000 full-time shipbuilders at its Pascagoula yard as part of a long-term growth plan, and it invited job…
Austal USA Launches All-Veteran Apprenticeship Class, With Gov. Ivey on Hand in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. — Gov. Kay Ivey visited Austal USA’s Mobile shipyard Wednesday morning as the company highlighted a new apprenticeship program made up entirely of military veterans. The visit put…