Newport News Shipyard to Add Workers

Thursday, July 08, 2010

According to a report on http://hamptonroads.com, Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard plans to add 1,000 workers to its submarine construction program and invest more than $200 million in the shipyard as the Navy accelerates construction of Virginia-class attack submarines to two a year starting in 2011.

(Source: http://hamptonroads.com)

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