
Australia to Buy American Submarines, Giving CT a Boost
Could the already-hot New London-area housing market get even more demand from an expanding Electric Boat Co. shipyard?
Could the already-hot New London-area housing market get even more demand from an expanding Electric Boat Co. shipyard?
Groton’s state senator says the town’s biggest employer, the Electric Boat Co. submarine shipyard could offer housing to workers as a way to attract more employees amid a boom in orders from the U.S. Navy.
In the shadow of Pfizer Corp.’s Groton research campus, the next generation of life science companies is looking to put Connecticut on the map as an industry growth cluster.
A Groton apartment complex has been sold for nearly $110,000 per unit.
The Navy has announced a proposed $9.5 billion contract with General Dynamics’ Electric Boat to build the first two submarines of a new generation of ballistic missile vessels.
It was another somewhat bearish year for Connecticut’s housing market, as total single-family home sales dipped, while prices barely increased. Still, some bright spots appeared that are worth a closer look.
Defense contractor General Dynamics Electric Boat will need to hire thousands more employees over the next decade as it ramps up submarine production, the company’s president said Monday.
The Navy is proposing construction cutbacks and accelerated ship retirements that would delay, or sink, the Navy’s goal of a larger fleet – and potentially hurt shipyards, according to an initial proposal.
The U.S. Navy has awarded a $22.2 billion contract for the construction of nine additional Virginia class submarines.
A new report from the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments has found that the ramp-up of submarine production at Groton’s Electric Boat Co. could put the Southeastern Connecticut housing market under pressure.
As Groton and the surrounding Thames Valley sees the benefits from the Electric Boat Co.’s booming submarine-building business, city officials are looking to bring life back to what was once its bustling main drag along the River Thames.
Groton’s Electric Boat Co. broke ground last week on an enormous new facility intended to build America’s next generation of nuclear missile-toting submarines.
The U.S. Navy is seeking to test private drinking wells near the Connecticut submarine base for potentially dangerous industrial compounds known as “forever chemicals.”
A developer is positioning to take advantage of Groton’s defense industry-driven economic growth with a 300-unit apartment complex on the town’s Gold Star Highway.
After a career as an international flight service manager for TWA based in New York, Parker made the move to Essex in 1989 and built herself a career in commercial real estate.
Thanks to demand for speedier submarine construction from the U.S. Navy, Groton’s Electric Boat Co. plans to hire 900 new employees in 2019, including 500 in Connecticut.
Connecticut is granting $3.6 million to 11 projects in eight municipalities to assess, remediate and revitalize blighted properties.
Submarine builder Electric Boat is moving forward with plans for an $850 million shipyard expansion in Connecticut.
Submarine builder Electric Boat has announced plans for an $850 million shipyard expansion in Connecticut.
The Navy said its attack submarine USS Pittsburgh had to return to its Connecticut base recently because of what was described as a “minor” moisture leak within its nuclear propulsion plant.