Mobile County’s Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by $1.13 billion in 2023 - an impressive 5.14% growth rate that accounted for 17% of Alabama’s total Real GDP growth, according to the latest economic data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The Mobile Chamber released the results of the 2025 Mobile Area Economic Outlook Survey during its 10th Annual State of the Economy held Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at the Saenger Theatre.

CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) has announced that the 500+ acre RailPort Logistics Mobile in Mobile, Alabama, has been designated as a Platinum CSX Select Site. Select Read More >>>

MOBILE, Ala. – October 23, 2024 – Austal USA has officially broken ground on its new 369,600-square-foot Module Manufacturing Facility 3 (MMF3), a key component Read More >>>

A crowd gathered at the Amtrak Legacy Platform along Water Street Tuesday for a major step forward for the Gulf Coast. United States Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined local, state and federal officials to break ground on the Gulf Coast Corridor Improvement project in Mobile. This highly anticipated project, funded in part by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will restore Amtrak passenger rail service between New Orleans and Mobile, a service that has not operated since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

The Mobile Chamber is proud to announce a new economic development project in Chunchula, Alabama, with Proplate, a leading global provider of integrated production solutions in steel fabrication. Proplate will invest a million dollars in a new U.S. facility, bringing 30 new jobs to Mobile County within the first three years.

Aerostar, a leading provider of aerospace repair services, has announced a $4.7 million expansion of its facility at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in Mobile. The expansion will add 50 new jobs over the next three years, more than doubling its total employment to 110.

BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. – The Mobile Chamber is excited to announce Birdon’s $37.55 million expansion at its Bayou La Batre shipyard, marking a major Read More >>>

Today, Tenaska shared the results of an economic impact study conducted by the University of South Alabama Center for Business Analytics, Real Estate and Economic Development, which found that the carbon capture and storage (CCS) project will support an estimated 770 jobs and infuse $618.6 million into the regional economy during construction, as well as 18 jobs and $24.7 million annually into the economy once operational.

Mobile, Ala. — The Mobile City Council received an update on the New Arena Project as the preliminary work for the demolition of the Mobile City Read More >>>