PASCAGOULA — Ingalls Shipbuilding has been awarded a $51.3 million contract for work on the Navy’s USS San Antonio-class ships.
The Mississippi Press reports the contract is for engineering and support services on the amphibious transport docks.
An original contract for ship services was awarded to the company in 2005 and a second contract came in 2010. [...] [...]
PASCAGOULA — Employees at Huntington Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula reporting for the 6 a.m. shift last Friday were greeted by union leaders handing out flyers with details on a new three-year contract proposal.
Union leaders would not comment on the contract, saying a joint statement would be released later Friday. They did say they are recommending [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 15,2011
Tags: defense, economic development, employment, expansion, grant, jobs, manufacturing, military, shipbuilding, ships, state government, workers
PASCAGOULA — VT Halter Marine says it expects to create as many as 400 new jobs with an expansion that will add ship and rig repair to its shipyard’s construction business.
The Jackson County Board of Supervisors on Monday agreed to apply for a $20-million Katrina Supplemental Community Development Block Grant for Halter Marine to help [...] [...]
PASCAGOULA — VT Halter Marine is inching closer to its goal of diversification, as it intends to pursue a $20-million grant from the Mississippi Development Authority.
Bill Skinner, VT’s CEO, tells The Mississippi Press he intends to add $12 million in company funds to “get the seed money” ready for a major expansion.
The money would come [...] [...]
SAN DIEGO — General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, has christened the U.S. Navy’s newest supply ship, USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13).
Named in honor of the African American civil rights leader from Mississippi, the USNS Medgar Evers is the 13th ship of a class of 14 dry cargo/ammunition ships designed and [...] [...]
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — In fiscal year 2011, more than $163.9 million in federal government contracts and modifications were awarded to Mississippi businesses certified in the U. S. Small Business Administration’s 8(a) and HUBZone Programs, according to the Federal Procurement Data System – Next Generation (FPDS-NG). This activity occurred Oct. 1, 2010 to Sept. 30, 2011.
“The [...] [...]
TUPELO — Hyperion Technology Group Inc. is graduating from the Renasant Center for IDEAs, the Tupelo/Lee County business incubator, and will expand into the former Ad Lab facility in Tupelo.
The project represents a $750,000 company investment and will create 10 new jobs.
To support the expansion project, the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) provided Hyperion assistance [...] [...]
TUPELO — It was a long-awaited ceremony in Tupelo when state, local and military dignitaries attended the grand opening of a $30-million Army Aviation Support Facility.
The facility will be used by the Mississippi Army National Guard for aircraft maintenance and training. U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker said the facility — one of four in the state [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 6,2011
Tags: Air Force, budget, civilians, cost cutting, defense, jets, jobs, military, payroll, planes, workers
COLUMBUS — Columbus Air Force Base expects to lose about 17 jobs as the Air Force moves to trim its civilian work force by 9,000 people.
CAFB chief of manpower/personnel Christopher Chesser tells WTVA-TV four of those are positions that are already vacant, two are taking early retirement and the other 11 will be taken care [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 6,2011
Tags: commissioning, defense, defense contracts, manufacturing, military, military contracts, Navy, shipbuilding, ships, submarine
GULFPORT — The USS Mississippi, a $2-billion submarine, will be commissioned in the Gulfport Small Craft Harbor in June, according to U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo.
Palazzo, R-Miss., says the event is scheduled for June 2, 2012, with more details to be released later.
Palazzo says having the commissioning in Mississippi is an achievement the whole state can [...] [...]
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