Breaking Ground On $1 Billion Davie Defense Shipyard Modernization In Galveston
· Texas Border Business
Governor Greg Abbott attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a $1 billion modernization project at Davie Defense’s Gulf Copper Shipyards in Galveston and Port Arthur. This initiative marks Texas's first complex shipbuilding project in decades, aimed at enhancing the production of Coast Guard icebreakers. Abbott emphasized the project’s importance for national security and job creation, projecting around 2,400 new jobs directly from the shipyard, with an overall economic impact supporting nearly 7,000 jobs statewide. Key officials, including Senator Ted Cruz and Coast Guard Admiral Kevin Lunday, were present at the ceremony.
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