Austal continues to hire

MOBILE, Ala. - Austal USA employs more than 1,800 people at its Mobile River shipyard and continues to hire more, according to a company spokeswoman. The company started the year with about 1,000 workers, but increased hiring because of a contract to build high-speed transport ships for the U.S. military. It’s also competing for a $5 billion contract to build 10 littoral combat ships for the U.S. Navy. (Source: Mobile Press-Register, 09/08/10)