Free Carpentry Course Opens to North Baldwin Adults in Bay Minette
Adults in north Baldwin County who want to learn a building trade can do it this fall without paying tuition. The Alabama Home Builders Foundation has teamed up with Baldwin…
Austal USA to host job-training open house at AIDT center in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA will open its doors to the next generation of shipbuilders later this month, hosting an open house at the Alabama Industrial Development and Training (AIDT)…
Austal USA plans to hire hundreds of workers in Mobile this year
Hundreds of Jobs Opening at Austal USA MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA, one of the largest employers in the Mobile area, plans to hire hundreds of new workers in 2019.…
Delta Adds to A220 Order as Mobile’s Newest Airbus Line Prepares to Hire
Mobile’s second Airbus final assembly line has not yet turned out a single aircraft, but the order book for the jet it will build keeps growing. Airbus announced Wednesday that…
AIDT and Alabama Works Step In to Help Displaced Virginia College Welding Students
AIDT and the Southwest Alabama Workforce Development Council arranged shipyard testing for displaced Virginia College welding students, offering a path to a job despite the school's closure.
Prichard Launches Workforce Program to Give Residents a Path to Careers
A new Prichard job-training initiative is pairing local residents with Mobile County employers, aiming to chip away at the city's high unemployment rate.
Williamson High School Adds Welding Trailer for New Career Academy
A new mobile welding classroom at Williamson High School gives Mobile County students hands-on training through a growing maritime career academy.
Rumor Union’s ‘Freelance Auction’ Puts Mobile Talent on the Block at The Blind Mule
The Rumor Union, the Mobile arts collective behind this summer’s Dance-Off, plans a different kind of auction: one where the lots are hours of skilled labor from the city’s craftspeople,…
Bishop State Highlighted Mobile Demand for Technical Workers in 2009
Bishop State leaders said Mobile employers continued to need workers in air conditioning, refrigeration and electrical trades during the 2009 recession.