• ThyssenKrupp Steel – Opens a $4.5 billion facility in 2010; anticipating hiring 2,700 employees.
• Austal USA – Recently broke ground on expansion that will increase workforce to more than 2,000. Building state-of-the-art ships for the U.S. Navy, high-speed ferries, and more on the Mobile River.
• Mobile Container Terminal – This $300 million facility opened  November 2008 on the Mobile riverfront, home to the nation's 10^th largest port.
• University of South Alabama Mitchell Cancer Institute – Opened in November 2008, this $100 million facility  will be the only Stage II and Stage III cancer center between Houston and Tampa.
• EADS Tanker Project – The company is proposing to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers for the Department of Defense at Mobile’s Brookley Field.  The contract is valued at $40 billion.
• Airbus – Already operating an engineering facility at Brookley and considering building commercial jets in Mobile.
• 7,250 new full-time jobs created 2004-2007

What are They Saying Mobile County?

• Named #1 Small Metro Area for economic growth by Forbes.com
• Named one of “America’s hottest Cities” by Expansion Management magazine
• Named best mid-size U.S. market for starting and growing a business by Entrepreneur Magazine
• Other recent announcements/expansions: Aaron Oil Company, Berg Steel Pipe, Bristow-Krah, Evonik Degussa, Gulf Coast Asphalt, Holcim, Horizon Shipbuilding, International Shipholding, MoBay Storage, Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Silver Ships, Southeastern Builders & Developers