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Mobile in the News
What They're Saying About Mobile

Read a play-by-play recap of how Mobile won the largest nongovernment economic
development project in U.S. history – ThyssenKrupp
July 2008
How We Won The Big One
Business Alabama

Mobile serves as an example of American cities wooing foreign investment.
July 2008
Foreign Investment - Love me, love me not.
The Economists

Mobile's economy continues to expand, earning a number of significant economic
development projects with team effort
June/July 2008
Bay City Boom
Thicket

For its 15th anniversary Southern Business & Development created a series of
best places list. Mobile earned the lucky number 7 spot on the mid markets list.
2008
250 Best Places in the South to Locate Your
Company - Mid Markets
Southern Business & Development

ThyssenKrupp ranked no. 2 on the top 100
projects for jobs and earns Alabama first place in the
Hot Market state summary, and Mobile named
Top Mid Market of the Year
Spring 2008
Job 100
Southern Business & Development
CiCi stands for corporate investment and community impact. ThyssenKrupp
leads the investment list with $3.7 billion. Plus the magazine features a look
at Coastal Alabama and its new nickname – Aviation Triangle.
March/April 2008
CiCi Awards: Corporate Investment
Alabama's Coastal Gateway to Opportunity
Trade & Industry Development

ThyssenKrupp USA named top project by capital investment and by the number of
jobs created.
This issue also features Austal's expansion
March 2008
Top Industries of 2007 - Sticker Shock?
Modular Logic - Mobile is just one outpost of a worldwide boom in shipbuilding
and railcar manufacturing
Site Selection

A city on the water – Mobile is a historic tourism destination, and even boaters
are making note of the area's economic development mega project – ThyssenKrupp
Water, water, Everywhere: Much to do in Mobile
March 2008
Heartland Boating
A look at the initial news that Northrop Grumman won the U.S. Air Force
refueling tanker project. Since then, Boeing officially protested the award and
the project is expected to be re-awarded by year end.
March 2008
Unseated! Northrop Grumman/EADS tanker win has Boeing defense business
scrambling
Aviation Week

Mobile is courting (successfully) the aerospace
industry - lately wooing Airbus' parent company, the European Aeronautic Defense
and Space Co., which has promised to build commercial airplanes and military
tankers in the Gulf Coast city. Other heavy industries (steel, auto makers,
etc.) are finding
March 11, 2008
In Mobile, aerospace is
just part of a bolder vision of global commerce
SeattlePI.com

Australian shipbuilder Austal set up its U.S. operations in Mobile in 1999, and
ever since, the metro area has bloomed as a manufacturing center.
January 30, 2008
America's Fastest-Growing Metros
Forbes.com

Many changes taking place on Mobile's Economic Landscape.
Volume 10 * Issue 4 October 2007
Mobile Bay: On The
Water; On The Move
US Industry Today

Alabama’s Economic Incentives lead to one of the largest developments in state
history—a German steel manufacturer’s $3.7 billion plant.
June 2007
Steel Heart of Dixie
Business Facilities, The Location Advisors

Expansion Management named Mobile on its annual list of “America’s Hottest
Cities,” coming in at no. 27.
February 2007
America’s Hottest Cities
Expansion Management

Entrepreneur.com listed Mobile first on its annual list of “Hot Cities For
Entrepreneurs,” under the mid-sized cities category.
2006
Hot Cities For Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneur.com

Commercial Property News mentions Mobile’s changing downtown, including $282
million of planned development.
April 2007
Regional Roundup – Mobile Moves On Up
Commercial Property News

In an article anticipating container traffic to double over the next 15 years,
the author mentions the Port of Mobile’s new container terminal.
March 27 2007
US Ports Ready For A Cargo Surge
Financial Times

Business Xpansion Journal highlights how the Port of Mobile is responding
to the evolving Alabama economy, and describes the nearly $400 million of
upgrades at the Port of Mobile.
February 2007
Maritime On A Mission
Business Xpansion Journal

Southern Business & Development Mobile Top 10 Southern Mid-Markets with
Highly-Diverse Economies.
Winter 2006
Top 10 Southern Mid-Markets with Highly-Diverse Economies.
Southern Business & Development

Parade evaluates school systems around the country, featuring the Mobile
Area Education Foundation and the involvement of business leaders.
May 10, 2006
Good Schools Can Happen
Parade Magazine

The Wall Street Journal took a look at the role Mobile is playing in the
recovery of areas damaged when Hurricane Katrina hit the Central Gulf Coast in
2005. The area’s major new investors, projects and businesses were included.
August 23 2006
Ill Winds of ’05 Blew Some Good To Mobile, Ala.
The Wall Street Journal

Site Selection recognized the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce as one of its
Top Economic Development Groups. The issue also sites EADS as one of its Top 10
North American deals in 2005.
May 2006
Top Economic Development Groups
Site Selection
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