New Steel Plant to Locate near Mobile Al.

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, LLC, broke ground on 11/02/07 for its $3.7 billion carbon and stainless steel processing plant near Calvert, Alabama. The building of the 3,500 acre steel plant will bring approx. 30,000 jobs to the area. After completion, there will be approx. 2,700 base jobs ...

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Cochran, Barbour, Wicker Comment On Northrop Grumman/EADS Contract Win

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Posted: Feb 29, 2008 05:27 PM CST Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Friday said the U.S. Air Force's decision to award its tanker contract to Northrop Grumman/EADS will lead to up to 2,000 jobs created along the Gulf Coast. The $40 ...

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Phone interview with Jackson Broker, very good

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Phone Interview with Jackson Broker, He had a good knowledge of Gulf Area and provided many excellent reports on Regional Market Estimates average price for good rail served land at 5 per sq ft 3.5 would be low market What's needed in area: There are still problems with bridges and roadways, Industry and commerce ...

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New Facility Rolls into Pascagoula

Sunday, September 10th, 2006

Rolls-Royce recently opened the doors to a new machining center at its Propeller Center of Excellence in Pascagoula, MS. Rolls-Royce ...

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