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EADS, Northrop contract a win-win for Mobile
STAFF EDITORIAL
Issue date: 3/3/08 Section: Opinion
IT IS NOT often that a city has the opportunity to become the next aeronautics hub, but with the recent announcement by the U.S. Air Force that EADS and Northrop will be awarded a contract to build 179 next-generation refueling tankers, Mobile now is being handed that opportunity.
EADS plans to build the tankers at Brookley Field Industrial Complex in southeast Mobile. The expanded business is expected to create 1,500 new jobs at the Brookley site. All in all, economists expect a total of 25,000 jobs to be supported by the project.
This announcement comes on the heels of Mobile County being awarded to be the site of ThyssenKrupp $3.7 billion steel plant. The ThyssenKrupp steel plant is expected to employ 2,700 people.
This is great news, not just for Mobile, but also for students at the University of South Alabama. The contract is expected to be carried out over the next ten to fifteen years. Additionally EADS has decided to expand its other Mobile facilities that build civilian aircraft.
All this means long-term sustainable growth and high-quality, high-paying jobs. With all this growth, many graduates will no longer be faced with the dilemma of having to decide between staying in the area or finding a great job.
Mobile is currently experiencing much-needed, phenomenal levels of growth. This is truly a great sign for things to come.
EADS plans to build the tankers at Brookley Field Industrial Complex in southeast Mobile. The expanded business is expected to create 1,500 new jobs at the Brookley site. All in all, economists expect a total of 25,000 jobs to be supported by the project.
This announcement comes on the heels of Mobile County being awarded to be the site of ThyssenKrupp $3.7 billion steel plant. The ThyssenKrupp steel plant is expected to employ 2,700 people.
This is great news, not just for Mobile, but also for students at the University of South Alabama. The contract is expected to be carried out over the next ten to fifteen years. Additionally EADS has decided to expand its other Mobile facilities that build civilian aircraft.
All this means long-term sustainable growth and high-quality, high-paying jobs. With all this growth, many graduates will no longer be faced with the dilemma of having to decide between staying in the area or finding a great job.
Mobile is currently experiencing much-needed, phenomenal levels of growth. This is truly a great sign for things to come.
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