Groundbreaking to be announced soon

PASCAGOULA, Miss. - A groundbreaking date for the $20 million shipbuilding and metal trades academy planned near Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding will be announced in the next several months. Gov. Haley Barbour announced in early 2009 plans to spend the Hurricane Katrina money on the academy. Northrop Grumman will be the main tenant, but VT Halter Marine and Signal International will also use the facility. About nine acres on the west side of Jerry St. Pet Highway have been set aside for the project. (Source: Mississippi Press, 04/19/10)