Airbus Says Local Hiring Success Continues at Mobile Assembly Line
Airbus officials told regional workforce leaders that recruiting local talent for its new Mobile A320 assembly line has exceeded early expectations.
Mobile Leaders Map Out First Comprehensive City Plan in Two Decades
Mobile city leaders unveiled a strategy map and plans for the city's first comprehensive plan in nearly 20 years, targeting completion by August 2015.
Mobile Weighs ‘Ban the Box’ Measure for City Hiring
A proposed Mobile ordinance would remove criminal history questions from initial city job applications to help formerly incarcerated residents.
Education Leaders Held Up Mobile as a National Model for Boosting Graduation Rates and Workforce Readiness
At an October 2014 Grad Nation summit in Mobile, education and business leaders praised the city's college- and career-ready efforts as a model for improving graduation rates and workforce readiness.
USA to Launch Hospitality and Tourism Courses in Gulf Shores Starting in January
The University of South Alabama and the city of Gulf Shores will offer hospitality and tourism courses at the Gulf Shores Cultural Center beginning in January.
Airbus HR Director Jennifer Ogle Details Mobile Hiring Plans for 2014
Airbus is in the middle of a rapid hiring push at its Brookley Aeroplex assembly line in Mobile, and the company’s top human resources executive says the ramp-up will accelerate…
Sandy Stimpson Laid Out His Vision for Mobile in 2013 Mayoral Bid
In the spring of 2013, Mobile businessman Sandy Stimpson sat down for an in-depth interview as he campaigned to become the next mayor of Mobile, Alabama. A civil engineering graduate…
In 2010, ThyssenKrupp Began Operations at Its Mobile County Steel Complex
An archival look at the 2010 startup of ThyssenKrupp's Calvert steel complex, the jobs and investment then projected, and the later changes that reshaped the facility.
Byrne Brings His Jobs Plan to Brookley as the Governor’s Race Comes to Mobile
Bradley Byrne chose Brookley Field to unveil his economic plan on the first working day of 2010, while rival Bill Johnson addressed the Mobile County Republican Executive Committee the same…
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.