Mobile shipbuilder to lay off 200
BAE Systems, a blue-water shipbuilding repair company operating in Mobile, plans to lay off 200 workers starting in October.
The cuts will effectively cut the company's Mobile workforce in half. Officials attributed the cuts to reduced demand for ship repair and building contracts.
'We recognize that the workforce reduction is directly impacting talented employees and our shipyard team overall," the company said in a statement. "This workforce decision is not a reflection on the employees'...