It is reported that construction would begins on July 7th 2008 on a USD 12 million center that will train workers for jobs at the ThyssenKrupp steel mill being built in north Mobile County.

Once completed in June 2009, Alabama Industrial Development Training, a division of the state's two year college system, will manage the center.

The state's Department of Postsecondary Education in February approved USD 12 million to build and equip the center.

The USD 3.7 billion steel mill in Calvert is expected to employ about 2,700 workers at full production. The plant is expected to begin partial production in 2010.