Press Room

MOBILE WORKS HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE
Thursday, Jul 27th, 2006

MOBILE WORKS HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE TO
ANNOUNCE MARITIME / AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES JOB FAIR

Mobile Works Will Meet with the Press to Discuss
July 27th Maritime / Aerospace Industries Job Fair at
Pre-Job Fair Press Conference to be held Thursday July 13, 2006

MOBILE, Alabama - July 12, 2006 - Mobile Works Inc. is sponsoring a Maritime / Aerospace Industries Job Fair in conjunction with the Mayor's Office of the City of Mobile, Mobile County and the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce. With unemployment rates hovering at around 3%, the Maritime / Aerospace Job Fair is critical to meet the needs of the maritime and aerospace industries in Mobile and the surrounding area, as local maritime and aerospace companies are having difficulty finding qualified applicants.

The Maritime / Aerospace Industries Job Fair will be held on Thursday, July 27, 2006 at the Mobile Civic Center from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Some companies that will be taking applications at the Job Fair include:

Atlantic Marine
Austal USA
Bender Shipbuilding
C&G; Boatworks
Charter Services, Inc.
Goodrich Aerostructures
Horizon Shipbuilding
ST Mobile Aerospace
Saunders Engine/Yachtworks
Teledyne Continental Motors

Interested candidates are urged to attend the Maritime / Aerospace Job Fair to meet with prospective employers and submit resumes for the open positions.

Pre-Maritime / Aerospace Job Fair Press Conference
A pre-job fair press conference will be held at Mobile Works administrative offices on Thursday, July 13, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. All members of the press are invited to attend. Participating in the briefing, and available for your questions, will be:

Sydney G. Raine
President, Mobile Works Inc.

At the press conference, Raine will be discussing the types of jobs that companies will be looking to fill, what the partners hope the job fair will accomplish, and the issues facing all Mobile employers due to low unemployment rates.

Location of Mobile Works Administrative Offices
Mobile Works Administrative Offices are located at: 154-B Saint Louis Street, Mobile, AL 36602, just off of Water Street, inside the Community Foundation Building. Parking is located in the rear parking lot, located off of St. Anthony's Street. Call 251-432-0909 for further directions.

About Mobile Works
Mobile Works Inc., a local partnership of business, education, labor and community leaders, provides businesses with training, leadership, labor market information and employment programs designed to stimulate local business by meeting the needs of Mobile area businesses while increasing the available labor pool of skilled jobseekers in the Mobile area. Since its inception in 2000, the group has invested more than $28 million overall to support Mobile area job and educational programs. In addition, in the 2006-2007 fiscal year alone, Mobile Works has invested nearly $4.6 million dollars in jobs, training and economic initiatives for all of Mobile County.

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Contact: Gia Dinges
Director of Marketing
251-432-0909 - phone
[email protected] - email
www.mobile-works.org - website