Boeing and Northrop Grumman meet with DOD officials

Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in Mobile Alabama real estate | No Comments »

In the ongoing battle for the Tanker contract, recent rumors have circulated about Boeing dropping out of the race. Aviation Week, an aerospace industry magazine, reported Monday that Boeing was ... Read more..

Air Force Tanker Competition May not be Decided by the End of the Year

Friday, July 11th, 2008 Posted in Mobile Alabama real estate | No Comments »

The U.S. military is not guaranteeing that their selection of a winner for the $40 billion Air Force tanker contract will be by the end of this year. John Young, a ... Read more..

Tanker Contract Expected to Benefit the Gulf Shores

Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Northrop Grumman’s winning of the highly sought after $40 billion jet tanker contract will not only boost the economy, but will bring more people to the Mobile area. Though the Gulf Coast has suffered ... Read more..

GreenCoast 2008 in Mobile AL to Help Builders and Homeowners Save Energy and Money

Monday, March 10th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Alabama’s Governor Bob Riley awarded a grant to promote the GreenCoast 2008 conference for this April. The conference will encourage builders and homeowners on the Gulf Coast to ‘go green,’ by saving energy ... Read more..

Mobile AL’s Northrop Grumman Corp and EADS Wins Air Force Contract

Monday, March 3rd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

It looks as though Mobile Alabama will now be producing the 179 KC-45A tanker aircraft over the next 15 years as hoped.  Northrop Grumman Corp and EADS won the $40 billion contract as ... Read more..

Winner of the $40 Billiion Airforce Contract to be Announced Soon

Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Today may reveal who the winner of the $40 billion contract for the Airforce’s new jet-refueling tanker. Northrop Grumman Corp with EADS and their Mobile airbus plant are competing against Boeing Co. to ... Read more..

Mobile Annexation May pull in More Revenue Than Expected for the City

Monday, February 25th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Last year’s Schillinger Road Annexation to the city of Mobile Alabama may be bringing in a larger annual revenue for the city than Mayor Sam Jones had expected. The predicted $10 million a year ... Read more..

ThyssenKrupp’s Steel Mill Receives 8,765 Applicants

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

With nearly 8,800 applicants for the ThyssenKrupp steel mill, officials must now sort through resumes to select only about 500 to start this year. This first group of workers is expected to be hired ... Read more..

Mobile’s Cruise Port Receives “Port of the Year” award

Monday, December 17th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Mobile’s cruise port was named Port of the Year by Carnival Cruise Lines due to exceptional customer feedback. Carnival has 11 year-round home ports, but Mobile’s port topped them all in overall customer ... Read more..

Austal USA Shipbuilding Facility will be Expanding and Adding More Jobs to Mobile AL

Friday, December 14th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Austal USA will be going forward with their Mobile River Shipbuilding facility expansion plan, as reported in the Press-Register last Wednesday. According to company officials, the $200 million-plus expansion plan will move ahead regardless ... Read more..