Economic Overview
Largest Manufacturers
Click here for a PDF Version or right click to download the file.| Company | Products | Total Employees |
| ST Mobile Aerospace Engineering | Aircraft Refurbishing | 1,202 |
| Austal | Shipbuilding | 800 |
| 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-Register | Newspaper 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 | Chemicals | 275 |
| 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. | Chemicals | 181 |
| Armstrong World Industries | Acoustic Ceiling Tile | 165 |
| Tate & Lyle Sucralose, Inc. | Sucralose | 160 |
| Holcim USA | Dry 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
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| 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 |
