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Alabama economic development community looks to attract Airbus suppliers
MOBILE, Alabama – Airbus plans to begin manufacturing its A320 family of passenger jets in Alabama in 2015, and the state’s economic development officials have mobilized to help the aviation giant and Airbus suppliers experience a smooth take-off. Alabama officials will work with Airbus to recruit and select its 1,000-strong workforce and on training programs…
Alabama workforce training programs gearing up for Airbus
MOBILE, Alabama – Before Airbus can deliver passenger jets made in Alabama to the world’s airlines, Alabama workforce training programs must first deliver workers who can assemble them. It’s not exactly new territory for a state that has landed mega-projects from Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Hyundai, Austal and other manufacturers in recent years. And the Airbus effort…
Biggest steelmaker eyes ThyssenKrupp Alabama steel plant, a ‘world-class asset’
MOBILE, Alabama – The world’s largest steelmaker wants to buy the ThyssenKrupp Alabama steel plant, calling it a “world class asset,” according to a report in the Wall Street Journal’s online edition. ArcelorMittal is one of several bidders for the ThyssenKrupp plant near Mobile, which is capable of producing 5 million tons of steel a…
Interstate 22 boosts economic development opportunities in northwest Alabama, developers say
JASPER, Alabama – Segments of Corridor X – the roadway that will become Alabama’s next interstate – are so new they don’t show up on some GPS devices. But economic developers like David Knight and David Thornell believe that ribbon of asphalt will make Northwest Alabama appealing for new development. Corridor X, or Interstate 22, as…