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Mobile, Ala. airport gets new director
The Mobile Airport Authority voted Thursday to hire Bill Sisson as its new executive director, effective Oct. 6. Sisson, the vice president of economic development for the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, replaces Bay Haas, who had announced plans to retire in mid-2007, but then decided to stay on, continuing efforts to support Northrop Grumman Corp. and EADS as the companies sought to build military refueling tankers and civilian freighters at Brookley Field Industrial Complex. The authority also runs Mobile Regional Airport. "It's a fabulous opportunity," Sisson said. "It's going to be the center of what's going on in this community with the Brookley complex and economic development and the regional airport."Chamber of Commerce officials said they anticipated launching a national search to replace Sisson, who has worked there since 2003. Chamber President Win Hallett said in a statement that he was excited Sisson would "remain in Mobile as a champion for our region and this chamber." The authority will sign a three-year contract with Sisson, paying him $160,000 a year, authority lawyer E.B. Peebles III said. Sisson, 40, will also get a $25,000 signing bonus and $565-a-month car allowance, good for $6,780 a year. That puts his total compensation for the first year at $191,780. Haas' salary is $176,780, said Alice Madison, the authority's finance chief. Richard Davis, chairman of the authority board, said that the authority would continue to pay Haas as a consultant, but that amount hadn't been settled. When asked if the board had considered anyone else, Davis said "not really, not seriously," citing Sisson's experience with economic development. Davis said he and board member Matt Metcalfe had been eyeing Sisson for months. Sisson said talks had been going on for weeks. Sisson said he believed his experience with the tanker and other projects will be an asset. "I certainly think that plays into it," Sisson said. "I know the players." The new chief said he had no experience with running airports, and expected to lean on the authority's Aviation Director Thomas Hughes while he learned. One of the top headaches Sisson inherits is widespread discontent with the availability and price of airline service at Mobile Regional. Sisson said he hoped to "tell the story" of what Mobile had to offer airlines, and said he believed that air service would improve with the local economy. Sisson also will have to decide whether to hire a new leader for Brookley, after the board fired former director Marc Pelham in June. Davis said Sisson would get to hire a new Brookley chief. Sisson, though, said he wanted to evaluate the authority's structure and wasn't sure yet if he would fill the position. Haas, 66, is the only executive director the authority has ever had. The post was created in 1982 when the former Mobile County commissioner was hired. The city of Mobile created the authority and put it in charge of Mobile Regional and Brookley just months before Haas took over. Haas aborted his earlier retirement, which would have come in the middle of an earlier tanker push and during an effort to land a different military aircraft project at Mobile Regional. Mobile lost the second project to build light cargo planes. "I talked before about retirement and it was not a good time," Haas said, speaking by phone from Mexico. "There were some things that were unsettled. Haas said that he expected to consult on aerospace projects, plus offer advice to Sisson to smooth the transition. He said board members came to him about bringing on Sisson. "I was excited about that," Haas said. Davis said the search to replace Haas never really stopped. "Bay felt it was time to leave," Davis said. "He's leaving on top." There had been no discussion of Haas' impending departure at the authority's regular monthly meetings. At least some authority employees were informed of the move late last week. Sisson said he had met with four of the five board members in ones and twos before he was hired.
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The Mobile Airport Authority voted Thursday to hire Bill Sisson as its new executive director, effective Oct. 6. Sisson, the vice president of economic development for the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, replaces Bay Haas, who had announced plans to retire in mid-2007, but then decided to stay on, continuing efforts to support Northrop Grumman Corp. and EADS as the companies sought to build military refueling tankers and civilian freighters at Brookley Field Industrial Complex. The authority also runs Mobile Regional Airport. "It's a fabulous opportunity," Sisson said. "It's going to be the center of what's going on in this community with the Brookley complex and economic development and the regional airport."Chamber of Commerce officials said they anticipated launching a national search to replace Sisson, who has worked there since 2003. Chamber President Win Hallett said in a statement that he was excited Sisson would "remain in Mobile as a champion for our region and this chamber." The authority will sign a three-year contract with Sisson, paying him $160,000 a year, authority lawyer E.B. Peebles III said. Sisson, 40, will also get a $25,000 signing bonus and $565-a-month car allowance, good for $6,780 a year. That puts his total compensation for the first year at $191,780. Haas' salary is $176,780, said Alice Madison, the authority's finance chief. Richard Davis, chairman of the authority board, said that the authority would continue to pay Haas as a consultant, but that amount hadn't been settled. When asked if the board had considered anyone else, Davis said "not really, not seriously," citing Sisson's experience with economic development. Davis said he and board member Matt Metcalfe had been eyeing Sisson for months. Sisson said talks had been going on for weeks. Sisson said he believed his experience with the tanker and other projects will be an asset. "I certainly think that plays into it," Sisson said. "I know the players." The new chief said he had no experience with running airports, and expected to lean on the authority's Aviation Director Thomas Hughes while he learned. One of the top headaches Sisson inherits is widespread discontent with the availability and price of airline service at Mobile Regional. Sisson said he hoped to "tell the story" of what Mobile had to offer airlines, and said he believed that air service would improve with the local economy. Sisson also will have to decide whether to hire a new leader for Brookley, after the board fired former director Marc Pelham in June. Davis said Sisson would get to hire a new Brookley chief. Sisson, though, said he wanted to evaluate the authority's structure and wasn't sure yet if he would fill the position. Haas, 66, is the only executive director the authority has ever had. The post was created in 1982 when the former Mobile County commissioner was hired. The city of Mobile created the authority and put it in charge of Mobile Regional and Brookley just months before Haas took over. Haas aborted his earlier retirement, which would have come in the middle of an earlier tanker push and during an effort to land a different military aircraft project at Mobile Regional. Mobile lost the second project to build light cargo planes. "I talked before about retirement and it was not a good time," Haas said, speaking by phone from Mexico. "There were some things that were unsettled. Haas said that he expected to consult on aerospace projects, plus offer advice to Sisson to smooth the transition. He said board members came to him about bringing on Sisson. "I was excited about that," Haas said. Davis said the search to replace Haas never really stopped. "Bay felt it was time to leave," Davis said. "He's leaving on top." There had been no discussion of Haas' impending departure at the authority's regular monthly meetings. At least some authority employees were informed of the move late last week. Sisson said he had met with four of the five board members in ones and twos before he was hired.
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Northrop Grumman to Present at Morgan Stanley Global Industrials CEOs Unplugged Conference
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Sisson to direct Mobile Airport Authority, leave Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
Mobile, Ala. -- The Mobile Airport Authority voted this morning to hire Bill Sisson as its new executive director, effective Oct. 6. Sisson is currently the vice president of economic development for the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce.Sisson replaces Bay Haas, who had announced plans to retire in mid-2007, but then decided to stay on to continue efforts to support Northrop Grumman Corp. and EADS as the companies sought to build military refueling tankers and civilian freighters at Brookley Field Industrial Complex. The authority runs Brookley and Mobile Regional Airport.Richard Davis, chairman of the authority board, said that the authority would continue to pay Haas as a consultant. He did not know how much the authority planned to pay Haas or Sisson.Chamber of Commerce officials said they anticipated launching a national search to replace Sisson.(For a complete report, read Friday's Press-Register.)
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Mobile, Ala. -- The Mobile Airport Authority voted this morning to hire Bill Sisson as its new executive director, effective Oct. 6. Sisson is currently the vice president of economic development for the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce.Sisson replaces Bay Haas, who had announced plans to retire in mid-2007, but then decided to stay on to continue efforts to support Northrop Grumman Corp. and EADS as the companies sought to build military refueling tankers and civilian freighters at Brookley Field Industrial Complex. The authority runs Brookley and Mobile Regional Airport.Richard Davis, chairman of the authority board, said that the authority would continue to pay Haas as a consultant. He did not know how much the authority planned to pay Haas or Sisson.Chamber of Commerce officials said they anticipated launching a national search to replace Sisson.(For a complete report, read Friday's Press-Register.)
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Air force worried tanker competition will spawn more protestsAFP - A top air force general expressed fears Wednesday that a 35-billion-dollar competition to build a new air refueling aircraft will face protests by the loser no matter whether Northrop Grumman or rival Boeing wins.
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Weapons-Grade Lasers by the End of '08?
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman is promising the Pentagon that it'll have weapons-grade electric lasers by the end of 2008. Which means honest-to-goodness energy weapons might actually become a military reality, after decades of fruitless searching.
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Defense contractor Northrop Grumman is promising the Pentagon that it'll have weapons-grade electric lasers by the end of 2008. Which means honest-to-goodness energy weapons might actually become a military reality, after decades of fruitless searching.
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Uneasy wait for Gustav
Mobile and Baldwin county leaders made the tough calls Sunday on who could stay and who should go, then held their collective breath as Hurricane Gustav passed perilously close on its way to dej vu in Louisiana. Even as some of southwest Alabama's residents were leaving, area roads became clogged with eastbound travelers fleeing Louisiana and Mississippi, some of them sheltering in the area. Thanks to a sped-up pace Sunday, landfall was anticipated at about noon today along the central Louisiana coast, forecasters said.Forecasters said Gustav could strengthen slightly as it marched toward the coast. At 10 p.m. CDT Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said Gustav was centered about 220 miles southeast of New Orleans and was moving northwest near 16 mph. It had top sustained winds of 115 mph, and was likely to stay a Category 3 storm when it made landfall west of New Orleans. Category 3 storms have winds between 111 mph and 130 mph. Southwest Alabama was told to brace for the equivalent of a tropical storm overnight Sunday, while leaders continued to warn of a potential shift to the east in the final hours. If it makes landfall as expected, Dauphin Island and Bayou La Batre could feel winds of 50 mph ? with gusts of 60 to 65 mph early this morning, said Gary Beeler with the National Weather Service. The wind strength will be a little less in Baldwin County, he said. Tornadoes remained a possibility this morning, too, forecasters said. A storm surge of about 5 feet was predicted, increasing up to 8 feet in south Mobile County, Beeler said. Rainfall of 4 to 7 inches was forecast for southwest Alabama. With the ground saturated from Tropical Storm Fay a week ago, "it won't take much wind to knock over trees or power lines," said Baldwin County Emergency Management Director Leigh Anne Ryals. Ryals said the approaching storm on a holiday weekend called for nerve-wracking decisions. A change in the track Sunday even 75 miles farther east would have had catastrophic results in Mobile and Baldwin County, she said. "It was riding-the-fence time," she said of the wee hours of Sunday morning. Ultimately, Baldwin and Gulf Shores leaders called for an evacuation of the Fort Morgan Peninsula, areas south of Fort Morgan Road in Gulf Shores, and other low-lying parts of the county, including coastal areas south of Point Clear. In Mobile County, residents south of Interstate 10 were ordered out. Ryals said calling the evacuation Sunday morning, but not opening shelters until that afternoon, was intended to encourage holiday beach visitors to head home, keeping roads and shelters clear for local residents. South Mobile County officials said vulnerable residents seemed to have heeded the call to leave. "It is going good. People were not hesitating," Lt. Cliff Adams of the Bayou La Batre Police Department said of the evacuation. He estimated that 80 percent of the town's residents had left as of Sunday evening. Dauphin Island Town Councilwoman Mary Thompson said the situation was similar there, where a rebuilt berm on the west end could be damaged as it "takes the edge off" storm surge. Mayor Jeff Collier of Dauphin Island said electrical power went out on the island at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday after a transmitting cable was knocked into the water by bad weather associated with Gustav's onset. An Alabama Power Co. spokesman said it could be Tuesday before the line is repaired. Commissioner Mike Dean, who represents south Mobile County, said a series of drainage, road-resurfacing and tree-trimming projects and new bridges had the area well-prepared. He urged people not to head out too early this morning and to be careful when driving through standing water. Baldwin leaders drew a fine line on evacuation areas. Tourists in beach homes and condos in western Gulf Shores were ordered out, while just to the east they were allowed to stay. Orange Beach never ordered an evacuation. Mayor Pete Blalock said that decision could have been made after a 10 a.m. Sunday briefing, but based on the track of Gustav it was considered unnecessary. The western end of Baldwin's beachfront traditionally has fared worse in similar storms. "This is not our first rodeo," he said. The Bankhead Tunnel in downtown Mobile was closed beginning at 5:30 p.m. Sunday and will reopen when it is deemed safe, officials said. Mobile Regional Airport suspended operations Sunday night. Production work at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's facility in Pascagoula is suspended until Sept 8, the company announced. A steady stream of Louisiana and Mississippi residents headed to or through Alabama on Interstates 10 and 65. Gov. Bob Riley activated the community college network to house up to 10,000 residents of neighboring states longer term. That includes Faulkner State in Bay Minette, but not Bishop State due to its location in downtown Mobile. If residents of neighboring states need to stay in Baldwin for weeks or months, as they did after Katrina, they will be moved to "secondary shelters" being operated by area churches in conjunction with the American Red Cross, said Diane Clewell, director of the organization's Baldwin County division. John and Suetta Busenlener of Metairie, La., were among dozens stopped Sunday afternoon in Daphne to eat, gas up and walk their dogs on the way to shelters or hotels. They said the mood in the Crescent City is a combination of depression and determination. "Not again," Suetta Busenlener said, summarizing the feeling. But the reaction by residents and state, local and federal officials this time was "night and day" compared to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, John Busenlener said. "If practice makes perfect..." he said. (Staff Reporter Katherine Sayre contributed to this report.)
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Mobile and Baldwin county leaders made the tough calls Sunday on who could stay and who should go, then held their collective breath as Hurricane Gustav passed perilously close on its way to dej vu in Louisiana. Even as some of southwest Alabama's residents were leaving, area roads became clogged with eastbound travelers fleeing Louisiana and Mississippi, some of them sheltering in the area. Thanks to a sped-up pace Sunday, landfall was anticipated at about noon today along the central Louisiana coast, forecasters said.Forecasters said Gustav could strengthen slightly as it marched toward the coast. At 10 p.m. CDT Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said Gustav was centered about 220 miles southeast of New Orleans and was moving northwest near 16 mph. It had top sustained winds of 115 mph, and was likely to stay a Category 3 storm when it made landfall west of New Orleans. Category 3 storms have winds between 111 mph and 130 mph. Southwest Alabama was told to brace for the equivalent of a tropical storm overnight Sunday, while leaders continued to warn of a potential shift to the east in the final hours. If it makes landfall as expected, Dauphin Island and Bayou La Batre could feel winds of 50 mph ? with gusts of 60 to 65 mph early this morning, said Gary Beeler with the National Weather Service. The wind strength will be a little less in Baldwin County, he said. Tornadoes remained a possibility this morning, too, forecasters said. A storm surge of about 5 feet was predicted, increasing up to 8 feet in south Mobile County, Beeler said. Rainfall of 4 to 7 inches was forecast for southwest Alabama. With the ground saturated from Tropical Storm Fay a week ago, "it won't take much wind to knock over trees or power lines," said Baldwin County Emergency Management Director Leigh Anne Ryals. Ryals said the approaching storm on a holiday weekend called for nerve-wracking decisions. A change in the track Sunday even 75 miles farther east would have had catastrophic results in Mobile and Baldwin County, she said. "It was riding-the-fence time," she said of the wee hours of Sunday morning. Ultimately, Baldwin and Gulf Shores leaders called for an evacuation of the Fort Morgan Peninsula, areas south of Fort Morgan Road in Gulf Shores, and other low-lying parts of the county, including coastal areas south of Point Clear. In Mobile County, residents south of Interstate 10 were ordered out. Ryals said calling the evacuation Sunday morning, but not opening shelters until that afternoon, was intended to encourage holiday beach visitors to head home, keeping roads and shelters clear for local residents. South Mobile County officials said vulnerable residents seemed to have heeded the call to leave. "It is going good. People were not hesitating," Lt. Cliff Adams of the Bayou La Batre Police Department said of the evacuation. He estimated that 80 percent of the town's residents had left as of Sunday evening. Dauphin Island Town Councilwoman Mary Thompson said the situation was similar there, where a rebuilt berm on the west end could be damaged as it "takes the edge off" storm surge. Mayor Jeff Collier of Dauphin Island said electrical power went out on the island at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday after a transmitting cable was knocked into the water by bad weather associated with Gustav's onset. An Alabama Power Co. spokesman said it could be Tuesday before the line is repaired. Commissioner Mike Dean, who represents south Mobile County, said a series of drainage, road-resurfacing and tree-trimming projects and new bridges had the area well-prepared. He urged people not to head out too early this morning and to be careful when driving through standing water. Baldwin leaders drew a fine line on evacuation areas. Tourists in beach homes and condos in western Gulf Shores were ordered out, while just to the east they were allowed to stay. Orange Beach never ordered an evacuation. Mayor Pete Blalock said that decision could have been made after a 10 a.m. Sunday briefing, but based on the track of Gustav it was considered unnecessary. The western end of Baldwin's beachfront traditionally has fared worse in similar storms. "This is not our first rodeo," he said. The Bankhead Tunnel in downtown Mobile was closed beginning at 5:30 p.m. Sunday and will reopen when it is deemed safe, officials said. Mobile Regional Airport suspended operations Sunday night. Production work at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's facility in Pascagoula is suspended until Sept 8, the company announced. A steady stream of Louisiana and Mississippi residents headed to or through Alabama on Interstates 10 and 65. Gov. Bob Riley activated the community college network to house up to 10,000 residents of neighboring states longer term. That includes Faulkner State in Bay Minette, but not Bishop State due to its location in downtown Mobile. If residents of neighboring states need to stay in Baldwin for weeks or months, as they did after Katrina, they will be moved to "secondary shelters" being operated by area churches in conjunction with the American Red Cross, said Diane Clewell, director of the organization's Baldwin County division. John and Suetta Busenlener of Metairie, La., were among dozens stopped Sunday afternoon in Daphne to eat, gas up and walk their dogs on the way to shelters or hotels. They said the mood in the Crescent City is a combination of depression and determination. "Not again," Suetta Busenlener said, summarizing the feeling. But the reaction by residents and state, local and federal officials this time was "night and day" compared to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, John Busenlener said. "If practice makes perfect..." he said. (Staff Reporter Katherine Sayre contributed to this report.)
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Northrop Grumman Suspends Production
Northrop Grumman is suspending production at its Gulf Coast shipyards because of Hurricane Gustav.
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Northrop Grumman is suspending production at its Gulf Coast shipyards because of Hurricane Gustav.
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Shipbuilder Suspends Work At Gulf Coast Yards
Northrop Grumman is suspending production at its Gulf Coast shipyards because of Hurricane Gustav. More
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Northrop Grumman is suspending production at its Gulf Coast shipyards because of Hurricane Gustav. More
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Northrop Grumman suspends work in Pascagoula in response to Gustav
MOBILE, Ala. -- Northrop Grumman has suspended production at its shipbuilding facility in Pascagoula, Miss. until Sept. 8 due to Hurricane Gustav, the company said today.Production workers should not report to work until Sept. 8 for normal shifts, a news release states.Maintenance and Facilities Alpha Recovery team members only should report to the stacking hall on Tuesday at 6 a.m.All other Alpha Recovery team members, office personnel and craft management are to report to work Wednesday for regular shifts, according to the news release.Other employees might be contacted by their supervisors for recovery work, officials said.Production work at Northrop Grumman's shipbuilding facility in Gulfport, Miss. will be suspended from Tuesday through Friday, officials said.Updates are available on the company's Web site.
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MOBILE, Ala. -- Northrop Grumman has suspended production at its shipbuilding facility in Pascagoula, Miss. until Sept. 8 due to Hurricane Gustav, the company said today.Production workers should not report to work until Sept. 8 for normal shifts, a news release states.Maintenance and Facilities Alpha Recovery team members only should report to the stacking hall on Tuesday at 6 a.m.All other Alpha Recovery team members, office personnel and craft management are to report to work Wednesday for regular shifts, according to the news release.Other employees might be contacted by their supervisors for recovery work, officials said.Production work at Northrop Grumman's shipbuilding facility in Gulfport, Miss. will be suspended from Tuesday through Friday, officials said.Updates are available on the company's Web site.
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Northrop Grumman Gustav Statement
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