By Geoff Fein MOBILE, Ala.-Since first deciding to build its shipyard here, Austal USA has invested upward of $155 million to build a new modular manufacturing facility (MMF), with plans for a second building moving forward, according to a company executive. "This facility wasn't here a year ago," Joe Rella, president and chief operating officer, told reporters during a briefing at the shipyard last week. "We stood the first vertical steel column January of last year. We took possession of…
Austal USA Eyeing Future Work With Investment In Shipyard Expansion
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