Austal holds groundbreaking ceremony for its newest facility in Mobile [Video]

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Austal officially broke ground Wednesday on its newest module manufacturing facility.

The new building is over 360,000 square feet. And will used to build submarines. Once again helping to prepare for the future and investing in Mobile.

“It’s just an opportunity for our community and our citizens to participate in this and continue to grow with Austal. So, we’re really excited to be here. Excited for Austal. And it’s just another exciting day here in the city of Mobile,” Mayor Sandy Stimpson said.

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson was just one of several special guests here including Austal USA President Michelle Kruger, and Rep. Jerry Carl.

“For Mobile and this area, it’s huge. It’s starting us into a whole new direction which is submarines. We’ve had a real problem in Congress getting submarines built fast enough. So this is certainly an answer that we came up with several months …