Avondale alternatives discussed

The Avondale shipyard near New Orleans is being considered by Hunting Ingalls Industries as a commercial construction and engineering projects site instead of for closing at the end of the year. That's according to Huntington Ingalls Industries’ shipbuilding CEO Mike Petters, who said Thursday that HII is in discussions with companies to covert the shipyard facilities to work on energy and infrastructure projects across the Southeast. (Source: Reuters, 01/10/13)