Mobile Development News!! (Fairhope, Gulf Shores, Point Clear: waterpark, taxi, live in)

[PortCity]

I`ve been brain storming since I found out about it....Just the teram "INTERNATIONAL" says a lot..Again time will tell.
Merry Christmas Port City !!! lol

The building of ThyssenKrupp AG’s $5 billion steel mill arrived at an opportune moment for the Mobile area’s construction industry, throwing a life preserver to some firms that otherwise might have gone without work.
It’s also been a boon to other businesses, from equipment rental firms and industrial supply houses to hotels and restaurants.
By building the project during a particularly deep construction bust, the German steelmaker has benefited from intense competition among contractors and lower materials costs. The poor economy has probably saved ThyssenKrupp money, even though the budget for the project rose to $5 billion from $3.7 billion when it was announced.
Though the peak of construction may have passed, substantial work is likely to continue at the 3,600-acre site on the Mobile-Washington county line for two years or more.
For example, Mobile-based Rob’t J. Baggett Inc. won $40 million worth of work over multiple contracts, installing piping in the hot strip mill and the carbon steel cold rolling mill, two of the largest parts of the complex.

ThyssenKrupp construction in Calvert buoys contractors and other businesses | al.com

[PortCity]

This week, ThyssenKrupp will officially open its $5 billion U.S. complex.
"Considering the economy and the downfalls that we've all experienced, it's such a good feeling that this is happening, especially with the melt shop announcement," said Zimmerman, now director of economic development for the Mobile chamber. The melt shop had been delayed as ThyssenKrupp tried to push back construction costs when the economy faltered.

Promise of May 11, 2007, now a reality at ThyssenKrupp complex | al.com

[PortCity]

The Austal economical development news that chj has mentioned.

MOBILE, Ala. -- Austal USA today accepted the U.S. Navy's plan to give both it and Lockheed Martin contracts that could be worth up to $5 billion to build 10 littoral combat ships. Austal officials have said they will build a new assembly bay and double the size of the Module Manufacturing Facility at their Mobile River shipyard if they win the LCS work, along with more than doubling their 1,800-person workforce

Austal agrees to Navy's LCS split-buy proposal | al.com

[chj]

On other economic development possibilities:

For the past several weeks, Jones has been dropping hints about a pending economic development coup for the city.

On Friday, he said that Mobile is on the verge of netting two “substantial prospects.” Announcements could come within the next 60 days, Jones said.

When a member of the audience asked whether Jones could be more specific, the mayor cited confidentiality agreements. “We are talking to people all over the world all the time. That’s about all I can tell you,” he said.

Mobile Mayor Sam Jones to downtown group: 'You have to make something happen' | al.com

[PortCity]

^^^ Yep international...Come on Port City !!

[chj]

Navy extends LCS deadline; gives Congress more time to approve dual-buy that includes Austal

WASHINGTON -- An imminent deadline for action on a military shipbuilding contract, which could bring 1,800 jobs to Mobile, has been extended to Dec. 30, the Navy announced this morning.

Navy extends LCS deadline; gives Congress more time to approve dual-buy that includes Austal | al.com

[PortCity]

North American Airlines, which operates charter airplanes for the U.S. military and others, said Friday it had signed a letter of intent with the U.S. holding company for Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. to convert 757s so they would carry 45 passengers and 10 cargo pallets

ST Aerospace Mobile could convert Boeing 757s for military charters | al.com

[port25]

Congress Passes LCS Dual Buy!!

Congress Passes LCS Dual Buy | Local15tv.com, Mobile & Pensacola News, Entertainment, Videos, Business Search and Shopping

[PortCity]

^^^The yachts that will serve as water taxis and bay excursions.The Museum will be the main terminal or transfer terminal.Other terminal points will be set up in Fairhope,Gulf Shores,and Dauphin Island.

The Mobile City Council on Tuesday awarded $30 million to six contractors set to do work on the GulfQuest maritime museum and ferry landing.
Councilman John Williams called the museum "one of the biggest investments in our city in a long time."
Four of the six winning bidders are based in Mobile. Three firms who received previous contracts for work on the site and its foundation are all from Mobile, as was the firm that designed the project.

[PortCity]

Correction on the ferry routes.The terminals will be in Mobile,Daphne,Fairhope,Fowl River,Point Clear,and Gulf Shores.