Economic Overview

Largest Manufacturers

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Company Products Total Employees
ST Mobile Aerospace Engineering Aircraft Refurbishing 1,202
Austal Shipbuilding800
Kimberly Clark Paper Paper Products 777
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Chemicals 739
Atlantic Marine, Inc. Ship Repair 700
Degussa Corporation Chemicals 700
CPSI Software 653
Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Shipbuilding & Repair 650
Press-RegisterNewspaper Publishing 550
Teledyne Continental Motors Aircraft Piston Engines 450
UOP Chemicals 344
IPSCO Steel (Alabama) Inc. Steel Mill 330
Barnett Millworks Wood Products 300
Coca-Cola Bottling Company Soft Drinks 300
Olin Chemicals Chemicals275
Masland Carpets Carpet Mfg. 256
Huntsman Advanced Materials Chemicals 220
DuPont Mobile Mfg. Chemicals 200
Gulf Lumber Company Wood Products 200
Xante Printer Manufacturing 200
Arkema, Inc. Chemicals181
Armstrong World Industries Acoustic Ceiling Tile165
Tate & Lyle Sucralose, Inc. Sucralose 160
Holcim USADry Cement 155
Mitsubishi Polysilicon Chemicals 155
Taylor-Wharton Cryogenic Cryogenic Storage Tanks 150

Largest Non-Manufacturers

Company Total Employees
Mobile County Public School System 8,125
University of South Alabama & USA Health System 5,600
Mobile Infirmary Medical Center 4,000
Wal-Mart 3,000
City of Mobile 2,429
Providence Hospital 2,245
Mobile County 1,677
Springhill Memorial Hospital 1,375
Winn Dixie Food Stores 1,052
U.S. Coast Guard 949
Regions Bank 890
Alabama Power Company 855
Saad Enterprises, Inc. 800
U.S. Postal Service 765
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 699
Searcy Hospital 630
Sears Home Central 613
Hertz Reservation Center 600
Alabama State Port Authority 493
NCO Financial 490
World Omni 385
SSI Group 370
Amsouth Bank 350
BellSouth 320
Mobile Gas Service Corporation 300
Kellogg Brown & Root 240
Bishop State Community College 215
B E & K Engineering 200
Volkert & Associates, Inc. 200
Global Tel*Link Corporation 200
Compass Bank 182
Wachovia Bank Bank 175


Foreign-Based Investments In the Mobile Area

(By Country of Origin)
 
Australia Austal USA
 
Austria Lenzing Fibers, Inc.
 
Canada IB Nitrogen Inc.
IPSCO Steel (Alabama) Inc.
Masonite International
Yellowhammer Building Systems
 
England Ineos Phenol
Shell Chemical LP
Tate & Lyle Sucralose Inc.
 
France *Arkema Inc.
Technip Offshore
 
France

Airbus North America Engineering

1801 Broad Street

Mobile, AL  36615

(251) 434-7200; Fax: (251) 434-7203

Mr. David L. Trent, Site Director

Parent Co.: Airbus France

1, Rond Point Maurice Bellonte

31707 Blagnac Cedex, Toulouse, France

Product: Aerospace Industries

 

Germany *Degussa Corporation
 
Holland *Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals LLC
Shell Offshore Inc.
 
Japan *Mitsubishi Polysilicon
Plasmine Technology, Inc.
*Lanier Worldwide
Master Halco
Konica Minolta Printing Solutions
 
Korea Glovis International
 
Norway Aker Kvaerner Sub Sea
 
Scotland Energy Cranes LLC
 
Singapore ST Mobile Aerospace Engineering Inc.
 
South Africa Barloworld Handling
 
Spain EADS CASA North America Inc.
 
Switzerland Ciba Specialty Chemicals - Consumer Care Division
Ciba Specialty Chemicals - Performance Polymers Division
Ciba Specialty Chemicals - Additives Division
Holcim (US) Inc.
Syngenta

* FORTUNE 500 Global Companies/Subsidiaries

Number & Type of Businesses

Category Mobile MA Mobile County Baldwin County
Total 13,271 9,434 3,837
Forestry, Fishing, Hunting and Agriculture Support 66 45 21
Mining 26 21 5
Utilities 49 36 13
Construction 1,484 975 509
Manufacturing 570 419 151
Wholesale Trade 849 690 159
Retail Trade 2,473 1,645 828
Transportation and Warehousing 453 339 114
Information 196 134 62
Finance and Insurance 708 521 187
Real Estate 612 407 205
Professional Services 1,173 882 291
Management of Companies, Enterprises 68 56 12
Admin, Support, Waste Management 661 484 177
Educational Services 107 84 23
Health Care, Social Services 944 684 260
Arts & Entertainment, Recreation 169 102 67
Accommodation and Food Service 970 657 313
Other Services (except Public Administration) 1,524 1,136 388
Auxiliaries 18 16 2
Unclassified Establishments 151 101 50


New Companies & Expansions









Note: These listings represent only those businesses that have reported a capital investment, expansion or new investment to the Chamber. This list is only a partial listing of all commercial/industrial investments that occurred during the period 1995 - 2005 to date in the Mobile area.


Selected Business Announcements

Choctaw Point - APM Terminals/CMA CGM - The Alabama State Port Authority has approved a concession agreement with Mobile Container Terminal LLC to develop a new container terminal at Choctaw Point. Mobile Container Terminal LLC, a joint venture between APM Terminals North America (80%), headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and a subsidiary of Maersk Inc., and Terminal Link, a division of CMA CGM (20%), with a head-office in Marseille, France, will provide terminal customers with access to global networks covering all possible trade routes to and from the Port of Mobile. APM Terminals will operate and manage the terminal.

Construction of the container terminal began in April 2005 and operations are expected to begin in the second half of 2007 with a start up capacity of more than 350,000 TEU. The Mobile Container Terminal project will be developed in phases, and at full build out, will have an annual capacity of 800,000 TEU. Once operations begin in late 2007, the container terminal is expected to create more than 300 permanent jobs.

The overall project, which will include a separate intermodal rail transfer facility and modern distribution complex, will represent a total investment of approximately $300 million. The Authority and Mobile Container Terminal will jointly invest in the infrastructure for the container terminal with Mobile Container Terminal providing all buildings and equipment.

EADS North America - Mobile Alabama's Brookley Industrial Complex has been selected by EADS North America as the site for the EADS KC-330 advanced tanker U.S.production facility. An Airbus Engineering Center will be co-located with the future production facility and is scheduled to begin operations in 2006.

The decision was announced on June 22, 2005 by EADS North America, completing a five-month nationwide search for the location that will become the center of activity for the KC-330 - which is being offered to recapitalize the U.S. Air Force's aerial refueling fleet.

Development of the KC-330 industrial facility will begin as a new Airbus Engineering Center in the United States, with operations starting in early 2006 and its employment growing to approximately 150 persons. This facility is to support continuing engineering work on commercial Airbus models and military derivative aircraft - including the A330, A340 and A350 jetliners, as well as the KC-330 tanker.

Production will be initiated at the Mobile facility upon receipt of an order from the U.S. Air Force for the KC-330 aerial refueling tanker. Activities will include aircraft final assembly, militarization and modification. Depending on the size and pace of the Air Force order, the total facility investment could reach $600 million, and direct employment levels could be as high as 1,000 workers --including a mix of structure mechanics, electronic and systems specialists, engineers, quality assurance personnel and management.

IPSCO Steel (Alabama) Inc. selected Mobile to locate its continuous plate heat treating operation, which will be one of the most modern facilities of its kind in the world.  The 140,000 square feet, $45 million facility will produce 170,000 tons per year of steel add an additional 25 jobs.  The facility is expected to be fully-operational in the first quarter of 2006.

AustalShips Pty. Ltd., an Australian ship building company, has paired with a local company, Bender Shipbuilding to form Austal USA.  Austal is the world leader in building high-speed catamaran ferry ships for passengers and autos.  The yard opened with approximately 200 new jobs and has the capacity to expand to 1,000 jobs and has invested about $10 million in our local economy with their new facility.  In 2003 Austal was part of a contract awarded to design and build a Littoral Combat Ship for the U.S. Navy.

IPSCO Steel(Alabama) Inc. opened a world-class in-line plate mini mill in Mobile County.  The facility was a $425 million investment into our area.  The mini-mill will primarily serve the U.S. Gulf states, which have had the nation's highest growth rate in steel consumption in recent years, and employs approximately 450 people. Each year, the plant is expected to produce 1.25 million tons (1.1 million m. tons) of plate and coiled steel.

Significant expansions have been announced recently by:
Alabama Power – Barry Steam Plant
Baldwin Transfer Company
C & G Boatworks 
Global Tel*Link
Kadant Black Clawson
Kvaerner Oilfield Products, Inc.
SPI Mobile Pulley Works, Inc.

High Tech Company Listing

Abbott Systems, Inc. Software Development
Accelerated Technology Computer Software
Adam Systems Computer Software for Automobile Dealers
Agilent Technologies Unknown
Alto Imaging Technologies, Inc. Computer Information Management Systems
American Computer Enterprises, Inc. Computer Networking
Arrival Systems, Inc. Computer Service & Repair
CentraLite Systems, Inc. Lighting Systems/Management, Home Electronics
Chapura Computer Software
The Computer Professionals Computer Networking
Conde Systems Computers, Supplies and Parts
C.P.S.I. Computer Software, Hospital Management Systems
DailyAccess Corp. Financial Services
DigiDyne Healthcare – IT
DocuSys, Inc. Healthcare – IT
Dogwood Productions, Inc. Website Design
Enveloc, Inc. Computer Backup
Epiphany Development Software Development
Forté Incorporated Computer Consulting
Global Tel*Link Telecommunications
Konica Minolta Printing Solutions Laser Printers
Level 3 Communication Services
Logical Communication Services Inc. Computer Networking
Logical Simplicity Computer Backup
MCG Business Solutions Computer Software
Middle Bay Consulting, Inc. Computer-Systems Designers & Consultants
Mitsubishi Polysilicon Silicone Wafers, Chemical Manufacturing
N-Tron Corp. Industrial Network Products/Data Communications
Odyssey Networking Computer Networking
Prism Systems, Inc. Engineering Services
Radiance Technologies, Inc. Technology Development
Southern Light, LLC Fiber Optics Equipment & Systems
The SSI Group Software - Hospital Management Systems
TekLinks IT Consulting
TeleVox Software, Inc. Doctor to Patient Communication Software
US LEC of Alabama, Inc. Telecommunications
Xante Corporation Printer Manufacturing