SEN. JACK REED ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY that J. Goodison Co. and Senesco Marine will be awarded a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Two shipyards operating out of Quonset Point have been awarded federal grants totaling $1.4 million for equipment and production upgrades, according to an announcement Tuesday from the office of U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. The so-called “Small Shipyard Grants” eligible for shipyards that have fewer than 1,200 production employees will go to…