Funding sought for Ingalls facility

PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Jackson County Supervisors agreed to make a proposal to the Mississippi Development Authority for up to $20 million for a test facility at Ingalls Shipbuilding. If the state likes the proposal, it will invite a full-funding application. The multimillion-dollar facility would be built on the west bank of the shipyard and would be used for pre-installation assembly, integration and testing of ship components and equipment. (Source: Mississippi Press, 11/06/11)