VT Halter Marine expanding

PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Ground was broken on a major expansion of VT Halter Marine. The new ship rapair facility will create 400 jobs at VT Halter Marine, which designs and builds ships for the military, among others. The company has three ship construction facilities, with one in Pascagoula and two in Moss Point. The new facility in Pascagoula is expected to be operational in early 2014. (Sources: Mississippi Press, Clarion Ledger, 12/05/12)