http://www.wkrg.com/media/ui/video/logo_small.png http://www.wkrg.com/ Mobiles Makeover GeoRSS is a set of standards for representing geographical location information. In GeoRSS, the content such as news articles consists of geographical points. Mobile News Alabama and Pensacola Florida News and the Gulf Coast Region News Video en-us Copyright WKRG http://www.wkrg.com/ http://www.wkrg.com/media/ui/logo.png Mobiles Makeover - WKRG.com News - Mobile Al - Pensacola Fl - Gulf Coast Mobiles Makeover Get the latest Video News Weather and Sports and more WKRG.com podcast WKRG.com WKRG.com drencher@gmail.com Mobiles Makeover,mobile alabama, mobile al, mobile news, mobile alabama news, mobile al news, wkrg mobile, WKRG, Mobile, Alabama, news, weather, sports no http://www.wkrg.com/feeds/pod/category/mobilesmakeover/ http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/vcu_hoops_coach_visits_bama/24798/Mar-25-2009_12-25-pm/
Virginia Commonwealth coach Anthony Grant flew into Tuscaloosa for a second round of meetings with Alabama officials seeking a replacement for Mark Gottfried. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/vcu_hoops_coach_visits_bama/24798/ Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:13:37 +0000 33.203073277897694 -87.52670288085937 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobile_manufacturing_plant_shutting_down/24276/Mar-10-2009_12-38-pm/
Armstrong World Industries, which designs and manufactures floors, ceilings and cabinets, will close in May and layoff 172 employees. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mobile_manufacturing_plant_shutting_down/24276/ Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:12:16 +0000 30.661873110243345 -88.05490493774414 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/blues_musician_willie_king_dead_at_65/24238/Mar-09-2009_12-31-pm/
Alabama blues singer and guitarist Willie King has died, ending a career that took him from backwoods juke joints to the largest blues festivals in North American and Europe. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/blues_musician_willie_king_dead_at_65/24238/ Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:27:36 +0000 42.00746858958598 -80.35331726074219 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/tanker_talk_murtha_tours_port_city/23132/Jan-29-2009_5-28-pm/
Influential congressman tours Port City's tanker digs. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/tanker_talk_murtha_tours_port_city/23132/ Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:25:20 +0000 38.84826438869913 -77.01416015625 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/thyssenkrupp_delaying_production_at_calvert_plant/22914/May-18-2009_10-14-pm/
The German steelmaker will delay the start of stainless steel production for a year because of a "massive drop in demand." ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/thyssenkrupp_delaying_production_at_calvert_plant/22914/ Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:02:56 +0000 31.15347035661621 -88.01010131835938 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/thyssenkrupp_holds_job_fair/21752/Dec-09-2008_7-20-pm/
Thyssenkrupp offers jobs instead of cutting back. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/thyssenkrupp_holds_job_fair/21752/ Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:20:44 +0000 30.544521687058967 -87.70248413085937 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/pentagon_playing_politics_over_tanker_deal/17838/Sep-10-2008_4-13-pm/
Some golfers are taking a swing at The Pentagon for its tanker decision delay. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/pentagon_playing_politics_over_tanker_deal/17838/ Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:07:29 +0000 30.691068801620154 -88.05130004882812 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/pentagon_cancels_tanker_bidding/17813/Sep-10-2008_1-22-pm/
The DOD will wait until the next administration to award a disputed $35 billion contract to build a new fleet of aerial refueling tankers. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/pentagon_cancels_tanker_bidding/17813/ Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:51:43 +0000 38.88996392916758 -77.02377319335937 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/bigger_and_better_cruise_ship/17011/Aug-18-2008_5-11-pm/
Carnival's Holiday will sale off into the sunset and the Port City will get a bigger cruise chip, the Fantasy. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/bigger_and_better_cruise_ship/17011/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:53:04 +0000 30.69224973107188 -88.04855346679687 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/price_tag_for_thyssenkrupp_plant_rising/16929/May-18-2009_10-15-pm/
The giant steel mill will cost nearly a million dollars more to build than estimated. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/price_tag_for_thyssenkrupp_plant_rising/16929/ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:50:24 +0000 31.155233202310452 -88.01078796386719 http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/alabama_loses_race_for_volkswagen/15920/Jul-15-2008_9-00-am/
Gov. Bob Riley says he's disappointed the German Automaker chose to build cars in Chattanooga, Tennessee rather than Huntsville. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/alabama_loses_race_for_volkswagen/15920/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:00:03 +0000 35.07046911981966 -85.2593994140625 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/deadly_construction_accident2/15851/May-18-2009_10-16-pm/
A spokesperson for Alabama DOT says a contractor was killed on Hwy. 43 near the Thyssenkrupp construction site. Update 8:00 p.m. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/deadly_construction_accident2/15851/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:16:08 +0000 31.14039489440569 -88.01070213317871 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mass_transit_needed_to_construction_site/15655/May-18-2009_10-16-pm/
A mass transit system may be needed during construction of the ThyssenKrupp steel plant in North Mobile County. Daily traffic on Hwy. 43 could more than double if all the workers drive their own cars. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/mass_transit_needed_to_construction_site/15655/ Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:09:34 +0000 30.739475058679485 -88.06880950927734 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/wkrg_honored_with_national_journalism_award/15487/Jul-31-2008_1-00-am/
News 5 wins national Edward R. Murrow award for extensive coverage of Mobile's economic upturn ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/wkrg_honored_with_national_journalism_award/15487/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:45:26 +0000 30.688854519958653 -88.05061340332031 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/has_mobile_lost_tanker_project/15004/Jul-31-2008_1-03-am/
GAO report is non-binding, but opinion clearly favors Boeing ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/has_mobile_lost_tanker_project/15004/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:32:08 +0000 38.899583425982705 -77.01416015625 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/new_team_hired_at_thyssenkrupp/14996/May-18-2009_10-17-pm/
20 new team members will be training here in Mobile before heading to Germany. Find out how you can get in on the action at ThyssenKrupp. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/new_team_hired_at_thyssenkrupp/14996/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:00:01 +0000 31.154057975490808 -88.00872802734375 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/riley_pushes_mobile_port_during_south_america_trip/14545/Jul-31-2008_1-04-am/
Alabama Governor Bob Riley has met with business officials in Santiago, Chile, hoping to attract business for Mobile's new container terminal. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/riley_pushes_mobile_port_during_south_america_trip/14545/ Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:10:46 +0000 30.600093873550072 -88.06640625 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/apply_online_for_jobs_at_steel_mill/14190/May-18-2009_10-17-pm/
People who want to train for jobs at the $3.7 billion ThyssenKrupp steel mill can apply online starting Friday at 12 Noon. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/apply_online_for_jobs_at_steel_mill/14190/ Fri, 23 May 2008 01:34:25 +0000 31.154057975490808 -88.01078796386719 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/big_changes_headed_our_way/10958/Mar-03-2008_10-05-am/
Now that the Air Force has picked Northrop Grumman and EADS to build Air Force tankers in Mobile, the changes aren't just coming to Brookley Field. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/big_changes_headed_our_way/10958/ Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:03:00 +0000 30.68870689937537 -88.0499267578125 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/new_business_in_bama/10586/Feb-21-2008_12-56-pm/
New automotive supplier opens in Alabama. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/new_business_in_bama/10586/ Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:56:00 +0000 32.65787573695528 -85.38162231445312 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/thyssenkrupp_applications_a_big_hit/10505/Feb-19-2008_1-27-pm/
More than 8,700 people applied for jobs at the ThyssenKrupp steel plant during a recruiting drive that ended Friday. To find out how to get your resume on file, click here. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/thyssenkrupp_applications_a_big_hit/10505/ Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:11:00 +0000 31.156114612861614 -88.01010131835937 http://www.wkrg.com/news/article/thousands_apply_to_kia/10170/Feb-11-2008_3-36-pm/
The new Kia plant gets 43 thousand applications in one month! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/news/article/thousands_apply_to_kia/10170/ Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:34:00 +0000 32.88650675152939 -85.1715087890625 http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/vanity_fair_adding_more_jobs/8058/Dec-13-2007_2-39-pm/
Vanity Fair Brands, a divison of Fruit of the Loom, says it will add 200 jobs at its Monroeville plant after closing a distribution center in South Texas. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/vanity_fair_adding_more_jobs/8058/ Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:38:00 +0000 31.55981453201843 -87.34130859375 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/building_commercial_planes_at_brookley/7809/Dec-06-2007_10-48-pm/
Airbus already has an Engineering Facility at Brookley Field. Now, the European plane company is considering building commerical aircraft at the complex too! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/building_commercial_planes_at_brookley/7809/ Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:30:00 +0000 30.635548826533245 -88.07052612304687 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/thyssenkrupps_future_impact/7298/May-18-2009_10-17-pm/
Future impact of ThyssenKrupp steel plant in rural southwest Alabama to be discussed this week. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/thyssenkrupps_future_impact/7298/ Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:41:37 +0000 30.675715404167743 -88.05267333984375 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/lawmaker_has_concerns_about_new_steel_mill/7237/May-18-2009_10-17-pm/
A Lawmaker who represents rural Washington County said schools, roads and infrastructure needs must be addressed in the area before the multi billion dollar ThyssenKrupp steel plant is completed. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/lawmaker_has_concerns_about_new_steel_mill/7237/ Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:03:37 +0000 31.097629956393977 -88.02520751953125 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/thyssenkrupp_community_meeting/7122/Oct-01-2008_11-03-pm/
The Governor's Office will hold a meeting to update communities impacted by the ThyssenKrupp plant on the progress of the project. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/thyssenkrupp_community_meeting/7122/ Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:19:35 +0000 31.109388560814963 -88.0279541015625 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/thyssenkrupp_breaks_ground/6536/May-18-2009_10-17-pm/
A host of dignitaries, including Governor Bob Riley, travel to Calvert for the groundbreaking of ThyssenKrupp's $3.7 Billion steel mill. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/thyssenkrupp_breaks_ground/6536/ Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:16:38 +0000 31.164634492211114 -88.01422119140625 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/thyssenkrupp_construction_contract_awarded/6000/Oct-16-2007_10-19-am/
German steel giant ThyssenKrupp is expected to break ground on the new $3.7 billion dollar steel mill in Calvert next month. Today, they announced another contract award to a German company called SMS Demag. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/thyssenkrupp_construction_contract_awarded/6000/ Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:15:00 +0000 31.15347035661621 -88.00958633422851 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/thyssenkrupp_incentives_vote_tuesday/5761/Oct-08-2007_4-29-pm/
Tuesday voters in Mobile County will head to the polls to decide if millions of dollars should go to the new ThyssenKrupp steel mill plant. Click to see a sample ballot & read the County Commission's TK fact sheet. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/thyssenkrupp_incentives_vote_tuesday/5761/ Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:02:00 +0000 31.15464559072225 -88.00975799560547 http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/alabama_looking_for_a_little_fahrvergnuegen/5702/Oct-05-2007_2-01-pm/
Alabama recruiters say the state is ready to pursue another automaker if Volkswagen decides to build an assembly plant in the United States. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/alabama_looking_for_a_little_fahrvergnuegen/5702/ Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:59:00 +0000 32.045332838858506 -86.396484375