CHAMBER AT WORK
CHAMBER AT WORK
1 1 MOBILE AREA CHAMBER HOSTS LEGISLATORS
DURING MARDI GRAS The community and governmental
affairs department worked with Coastal Alabama Partnership, Alabama State Port Authority, Business Council of Alabama and Austal to host an annual Mardi Gras event for legislators across the state in Mobile. The weekend included a port tour by boat, Austal tour, presentation by Airbus and several Mardi Gras parades.
INDUSTRY RECRUITING IN GERMANY The Chamber’s
director of business development participated in an aviation forum in Munich, Germany, in partnership with the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance and the state of Alabama. While there, the team hosted several events, and had various one-on-one meetings with aerospace executives to promote the Mobile Bay region.
2 DELEGATION FROM
QUEBEC COMES TO MOBILE The international
business division of the Chamber hosted nine Quebec-based aerospace companies in Mobile, coordinating with the Québec Government Office in Atlanta. The incoming trade mission exposed the Canadian companies to the region’s diverse aerospace industry and introduced them to key aerospace players in Mobile and Baldwin counties.
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