Airbus confirms expansion details
Airbus executives confirmed that the aerospace company will build a second A320 final assembly line in Mobile to open in 2025, creating about 1,000 new jobs. In addition, the company plans to build a new paint facility in Mobile by the end of 2023. – FlightGlobal
Innovation Corp. seeks executive director
The Alabama Innovation Corp. is looking for its first executive director to lead the group that promotes innovation and entrepreneurship around the state. The corporation came out of the Alabama Innovation Commission, formed by the state to make recommendations about innovation and entrepreneurship. – AL.com
Bass fishing pioneer Ray Scott dies
Ray Scott, who helped launch professional bass fishing, died Sunday in a rehabilitation facility near Montgomery. He was 88. He founded the first pro bass fishing tournament in the late 1960s. – USA Today
Warrior Met says it lost $10 million due to strike
Though it reported a net income of $146 million for the first quarter of 2022, Warrior Met Coal said it lost almost $10 million in costs associated with its ongoing 13-month strike with the United Mine Workers of America. – AL.com
