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HII’S FOUNDRY AT NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING FEATURED IN MODERN CASTING MAGAZINE
“We’re very proud to be shipbuilders — it is very unique. I don’t know of anywhere else outside of our foundry where you can see the work that we do here. The size and the magnitude of what we’re doing is amazing.” Julia Jones NNS Vice President of Manufacturing December’s issue of Modern Casting magazine
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Newport News Shipbuilding Honors Little Rock Nine
HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division welcomed media to the shipyard on Friday, Nov. 18 for a media day ahead of the keel authentication ceremony for Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800). Media outlets from Virginia and Arkansas toured the event site and talked with NNS leadership, shipbuilders, the commanding officer of PCU Arkansas, and members
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Ingalls Shipbuilding Honors Apprentices
The news story below posted by WXXV News 25 highlights the Ingalls Apprentice School, which is one of the many ways you can start a career at Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of HII. The shipyard is proud to celebrate its apprentices this week for National Apprenticeship Week, which runs from Nov. 14-20. The apprenticeship program
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HII Signs Lease In Arlington’s National Landing
Some of the employees from HII’s office near the Navy Yard, in Washington, D.C., will move to a new space at National Landing in Arlington, Virginia, in summer of 2023. HII will retain office space in the Navy Yard to facilitate the close working relationship with HII’s largest customer, the U.S. Navy. HII’s corporate headquarters
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How to Chart a Path to the C-Suite
“Take on assignments that expand your horizons, are going to be tough and cause you to operate differently, but are going to give you new experiences.” Edmond Hughes HII Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Five HR executives share the moves they made and the skills they learned to make it to the
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Training, Building and Retaining our Shipyard Industrial Workforce
The article below posted by the Center for Maritime Strategy highlights The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding, which is one of the many ways you can start a career at the shipyard, a division of HII. You can learn more about both of HII’s apprentice schools: The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding here
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Executive Spotlight: Todd Borkey, CTO of HII Mission Technologies
The article posted below from William McCormick of ExecutiveBiz was published on Aug. 31, 2022, and includes an interview with Todd Borkey, chief technology officer of HII’s Mission Technologies division. You can also read the full article at ExecutiveBiz. Todd Borkey, chief technology officer of HII Mission Technologies, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the current
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HII contract focuses tech development on military’s urgent needs
Article below posted from author Megan Eckstein of Defense News on Aug. 22, 2022 after interviewing HII President and CEO Chris Kastner. HII contract focuses tech development on military’s urgent needs (Defense News, Aug. 22, 2022) By Megan Eckstein) WASHINGTON — A newly built-up division of American shipbuilder HII has several promising projects in development,
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Ingalls Shipbuilding President: We’re a Big Volume, Big Production Shipyard
Photo courtesy of USNI News. Article below posted from author Sam LaGrone of USNI News following his visit to Ingalls Shipbuilding Aug 4. 2022. Ingalls Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson spoke with Sam and a group of visiting reporters about the efforts the shipbuilder is making to improve efficiency, how they are focusing on retaining talent
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Ingalls Shipbuilding planning to add 2,000 more workers to current 11,300-member workforce
Originally posted from author Becky Gillette of the MS Business Journal. For the full article, visit djjournal.com. HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, the largest manufacturing employer in Mississippi, currently has more than 11,300 people on staff, including union-represented craftsmen and women, engineers, planners, supply chain specialists, business management and program management professionals. The company’s weekly