
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) last week announced a partnership with General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat (EB) wherein the company will invest $852 million in its Groton shipyard and hire thousands more workers over 17 years to prepare to build the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs)..The GD EB investment will focus on “significantly expanding” its Groton facility by building a new third dry dock and a manufacturing superstructure to house the construction of the Columbia-class submarines, the governor’s office said.Over…