Sen. Jack Reed: Obama's gun plan is sensible
(PROVIDENCE, RI) The President rolled out a plan last week to curb gun violence, and Electric Boat announced more jobs are on the way for its facility in Quonset. These are just a few topics Rhode...
View ArticleElectric Boat Looking to Expand at Quonset
Electric Boat is looking to expand its footprint at the Quonset Point shipyard. Electric Boat spokesman Bob Hamilton said discussions are preliminary at this point, but he said space will be needed for...
View ArticleA RI taxpayer giveaway to Electric Boat?
At this time of the RI General Assembly session every year, when the State House gets as hot as a sauna and the rhetoric boils over, lawmakers are confronted with money items tucked into the arcane...
View ArticleRI House withdraws tax break for Electric Boat and large manufacturers
A special tax break deal for large manufacturing companies that critics asserted was a giveaway to submarine manufacturer Electric Boat was withdrawn during last night’s Rhode Island House debate over...
View ArticleElectric Boat Commits To Expansion In Rhode Island
Submarine maker Electric Boat is expanding its presence in the state. Electric Boat has signed a 25-year-lease that expands its footprint at the Quonset Business Park by 40 percent. The company makes...
View ArticleThe Real McKay in the U.S. Senate Contest
It isn’t a surprise that Rhode Island’s Republican Party is having a difficult time finding a credible candidate to take on Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Jack Reed. Reed first won election to the U.S....
View ArticleEB Lands $17.6B Contract To Build Ten Submarines At Quonset
General Dynamics has landed a $17.6 billion Navy contract to build submarines. The Virginia-class subs will be built at Electric Boat in Quonset Point. General Dynamics spokesman Bob Hamilton said this...
View ArticleDefense Sector Represents 7.1% of RI GDP
A new report finds defense workers are being paid the highest wages in Rhode Island. The state’s Defense Economy Planning Commission released the report, which focused on the industry’s economic impact...
View ArticleSenate control at stake for Jack Reed
As U.S. Senate returns flow in later this evening from around the nation, the Rhode Island politician with the most at stake is U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, who is expected to coast to reelection. First...
View ArticleElectric Boat Expects To Hire Hundreds Of RI Workers in 2015
The president of Electric Boat said there is opportunity ahead for the submarine maker. But there’s concern about the future of federal funding. In his forecast to lawmakers, Electric Boat President...
View ArticleThe Bottom Line: Why Quonset’s Growing, Adding New Jobs
Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio's Dave Fallon for our weekly business segment The Bottom Line. This week, news director Catherine Welch and Mark talk with...
View ArticleScott MacKay Commentary: Why So Few RI Building Trades Workers At EB Quonset...
R.I. politicians love to talk about job-development plans. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay wonders why they aren’t doing more to ensure that Rhode Islanders are hired for the Electric Boat...
View ArticleReed says Electric Boat should use PLA on construction projects
Update: Sen. Jack Reed, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee and Rhode Island’s senior senator, issued this statement via spokesman Chip Unruh on the hiring of Rhode Island union...
View ArticleRI Trade Unions Press Electric Boat Parent on Quonset Hiring
Rhode Island’s building trades unions attended the annual shareholders’ meeting of General Dynamics to protest what the unions consider to be a lack of hiring union workers and Rhode Island military...
View ArticleCCRI Plans To Open Facility In Westerly, Partner With Electric Boat
The Community College of Rhode Island plans to open a new facility in Westerly to train workers for Electric Boat. The company needs welders and other specialized employees to build nuclear submarines....
View ArticleCCRI Breaks Ground On New Facility In Partnership With Electric Boat
The community college of Rhode Island is partnering with submarine builder General Dynamics Electric Boat on a new satellite campus in Westerly. The facility will offer typical college classes as well...
View ArticleA Bright Spot In Rhode Island's Economy: The Defense Industry
Rhode Island has struggled with a lagging economy for years. Though the state is still behind its New England neighbors by some measures, there are bright spots. The defense industry is one of them.
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