SAFE Boats to Reopen Tacoma Shipyard for Naval Build Program
production and on-boarding of individuals to fulfill the contract,” said Deloit R. Wolfe, Jr, Center Director from Impact Washington. “Our manufacturing expertise and large network allows us to be a strong partner in this exciting opportunity. We look forward to strengthening their manufacturing capabilities and workforce program competencies to further grow their business and Pierce County as a whole.”“It’s a tremendous win. The shipyard will be hiring skilled welders and installers and the trickledown effect will create additional maritime related jobs,” said Bruce
Mercury Marine Expands Manufacturing Capacity
. The new space will be completed in January, 2017. “This is an exciting time for Mercury Marine,” said John Pfeifer, Mercury Marine president. “Demand for our product in the global marketplace has afforded us the opportunity to continue to grow and expand our manufacturing capabilities. This latest expansion will allow us to increase production and capacity to ensure we meet the growing needs of our customer base.” With this expansion, since 2009, Mercury Marine has invested more than $730MM into capacity, technology and product development. This is the
