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One credit union based in Mississippi, and one based in Louisiana, have announced plans for a merger. Jefferson Financial Federal Credit Union would be merged into Keesler Federal Credit Union. The organization would have assets of just under $5 billion, with more than 900 employees in 55 locations, including in Alabama.

Austal USA has announced the company received a contract from the U.S. Navy with a potential value of over $3 billion. The project will create 800 new jobs initially in Mobile. By next fall, that number will be closer to 1,800.

LIVINGSTON, Ala. (AP) — A $2.5 million federal grant will help develop new workers with a goal of expanding economic development in rural west Alabama.The…