Historical report, published from archived WKRG coverage.
An archived WKRG report from August 2007 described what nearby communities could expect from the planned ThyssenKrupp steel mill near Calvert in North Mobile and Washington counties.
The station noted that the mill would replace a formerly wooded area and was expected to employ 2,700 people. ThyssenKrupp anticipated needing engineers, managers, operations personnel and office workers at a range of education and experience levels.
WKRG visited a ThyssenKrupp mill in Germany to provide visual context for the planned Alabama facility. This is a historical account of projected employment and construction-era expectations, not current hiring information.