NOAA moving Atlantic operations center to Newport, constructing $150M base

PBN Staff

03/15/2023

A RENDERING OF the docks planned at the Naval Station Newport when National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Operations Center-Atlantic relocates to Newport. / COURTESY SEN. JACK REED'S OFFICE

PROVIDENCE – Plans to relocate the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Operations Center-Atlantic from Norfolk, Va., to Naval Station Newport, are being finalized, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. said Wednesday. The move is expected to bring approximately 200 jobs to Rhode Island. The $150 million federally funded project will support key upgrades in Newport, including…

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