Jobs: There Is Some Light At The End of the Tunnel

Stennis Space Center Gears For Takeoff, WDSU
“A major move at the Stennis Space Center is paving the way for jobs and expansion on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Officials said NASA and Stennis are officially taking over the 1.6 million square feet former Mississippi Army ammunition plant, which will become available for new government and commercial ventures that support the NASA mission. “Appropriate investment in the rocket testing infrastructure here at Stennis becomes more important than ever,” Sen. Thad Cochran said.”
Huntsville-based Teledyne Brown Engineering gets $383M defense contract, Huntsville Times
“After its announcement about plans for outer space with Aerojet, Teledyne Brown is branching out to “marine space.” The Huntsville-based company has been awarded a contract valued at $383 million for a replacement craft to transport Special Operations Forces on their missions. The work is projected to add about 50 jobs here. The contract from the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is to design, develop, test, manufacture and sustain the Shallow Water Combat Submersible (SWCS).”