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 Forklift Masts Mobile - Mobile, Alabama is located within Mobile County along the Mobile River and on the Gulf Coast. The city also serves and the county seat. The population during the year 2010 was nearly 200,000 and the Mobile Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population was around 413,000, making it the second biggest MSA in Alabama State. The city of Mobile is the biggest city on the coast between Louisiana, St. Petersburg and New Orleans.
The Mardi Gras' original home is within the city of Mobile. "Mobile" is actually a name of the Maubilla Indians, who once resided within the region. The city is called the "Azalea Capital of the World" due to its displays of many varieties of azaleas.
The city of Mobile was founded in the year 1702 and incorporated as a city in the year 1819. In the prevailing years, the city of Mobile came under several changes of rule. First, it was French Louisiana's capital. After that the British assumed control in 1763. During the American Revolution, the Spanish seized Mobile, and during the war of 1812, the US took over. In the Civil War, the city of Mobile was part of the Confederacy and survived a Union Naval forces blockade. For 50 years, the city's proximity near a huge global seaport increased its fortunes. Shipping cotton was its main business. These days the local economy is dominated by the aerospace, chemical, maritime and petroleum businesses. Tourism is also a significant business.
Mobile has a strong economic base in the sectors of medicine and research, retail trade, aerospace, manufacturing and construction. Companies within Mobile make engines, aircraft, wood pulp and paper, chemicals, paint, cement, aluminum, pumps, rayon fibers and ship-related stuff. Other important sectors are transportation, utilities and trade; education; healthcare; business and professional services and government.
Mobile benefits from its international seaport, the Port of Mobile. A lot of steamship lines serve the port. Over 300 companies involved in the maritime industry are situated here, like for instance large ship building and ship repair companies. Mobile is home to the Brookley Complex, a Foreign Trade Zone with more than 100 companies. Aerospace companies like for instance Mobile Aerospace Engineering are located here. Lots of local people are working at Mobile Aerospace Engineering, the largest private employer in Mobile.
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