GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT'S new $9.5 billion contract to build two Columbia-class submarines for the U.S. Navy is expected to create thousands of manufacturing jobs in Rhode Island. / COURTESY GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT
The long-term future of thousands of Rhode Island manufacturing employees looks bright now that General Dynamics Electric Boat has secured a $9.5 billion contract from the U.S. Navy. The company, which operates a manufacturing facility at Quonset Point in North Kingstown, won the contract for the first two Columbia-class submarines. And members of the state’s…
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