ELMWOOD, La. (WGNO) — A marine engineering office in Jefferson Parish is getting a multi-million-dollar expansion.
Louisiana Economic Development and Birdon America officials announced the company is investing $3.3 million to create 25 new engineering and project management jobs to construct and deliver 27 waterways commerce cutter vessels.
They said the 25 new jobs are expected to have an average salary of $99,395.
According to LED, the project is expected to create 32 indirect jobs for 69 new jobs in the southeast.
The company announced the new vessels will be built over a span of 10 years, and that it will collaborate with defense technology partners.
“Louisiana is a major hub for shipbuilding in America. It made sense to grow in this area based on the history of the workforce, supply chain availability for shipbuilding and geographic proximity to bodies of water,” said Birdon America President Robert Scott.
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