Airbus expands military program in Mobile; Senate approves school choice bill; Dream Center to provide services in Bessemer; Austal delivers two ships to Navy; DC Blox completes expansion in Birmingham

Airbus U.S. Military Aircraft, the oldest Airbus operation in Mobile, has expanded its space for upgrading and overhauling military aircraft

Airbus expands military program in Mobile

Airbus, known in Alabama primarily for the commercial planes it builds in Mobile, on Wednesday expanded another facet of its Port City operations – adding a hangar to the site where it upgrades and overhauls military aircraft. – Al.com

Senate approves school choice bill

Families can receive up to $7,000 per student to pay for private school tuition and related fees, under a bill passed by the state Senate Wednesday. – Montgomery Advertiser

Dream Center to provide services in Bessemer

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City of Bessemer officials announced plans today for a Dream Center, to provide educational services and more to Bessemer Housing Authority residents and others. – Al.com

Austal delivers two ships to Navy

Austal USA delivered the Mobile-built Littoral Combat Ship 36, the future USS Kingsville, to the Navy on March 1.  LCS 38, the last of the ships under contract, will be christened late this spring, Austal says.  The firm also delivered the expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Cody. – Austal

DC Blox completes expansion in Birmingham

DC Blox, which opened its data center in Birmingham in 2019, today announced completion of an expansion that will facilitate demand for High-Performance Compute (HPC) applications. – DC Blox

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