Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded $303,936,000 for modification P00017 to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive contract (N00019-15-C-0002) for the procurement of three low-rate initial production Lot 2 MQ-4C Triton unmanned...
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Hospital ER marks 50 years
PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Singing River Health System on Wednesday celebrated its 50th anniversary of emergency room service. The ER was the first to open full-time in the state. In those 50 years, the ER department has continued to grow in staff, equipment, and patients....
Incubator graduation
Four businesses recently graduated from the Jackson County Small Business Incubator: Dr. Myrtis Austin, PhD, licensed marriage and family therapist in Gautier; Jessica Mohler Creel, licensed occupational therapist in Ocean Springs; Luci Knotts, licensed speech...
VT Halter building new facility
PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- VT Bollinger has begun construction of an integrated ship blast and paint facility that will allow the complete indoor and environmentally controlled surface preparation and final painting of ship sections. Its will allow sections to be prepared,...
Contract: Northrop, $39.9M
Northrop Grumman, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $39,947,203 letter contract for Battle Field Airborne Communications Node (BACN) for EQ-4B Global Hawk. Contractor will provide BACN payload modification, integration, and installation onto the EQ-4B. Work will...
Contract: Northrop, $32.8M
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded $32,851,099 for modification P00001 to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-17-C-0036) for integration of the original equipment manufacturer radar into the MQ-8C Fire Scout,...
Spending bill has billions for state
U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., on Monday gave his support to a 1,600-page bill that would fund the government through Sept. 30. Cochran's office said in a press release that the legislation is a package of 11 regular appropriations bills for the rest of fiscal year,...
B&D expands, creating 35 jobs
B&D Plastics, LLC is expanding in Gautier, Miss., a $750,000 corporate investment that will create 35 jobs. B&D Plastics is one of the largest fabricators and manufacturers of dual-laminate equipment in the U.S. Currently, the company has a 50,000-square-foot...
Ocean Springs construction boom
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. -- After years of slow growth, permits for new homes and renovations to existing homes are up. The turnaround began in recent months. The city itself is attractive to many different demographics. In addition to an upswing in residential building...
DHS picks Mississippi
Mississippi State University in Starkville was chosen by the Department of Homeland Security as a base of operations for drone research. Research will be conducted at several Mississippi sites, along with 2,000 square miles of restricted airspace over land and water,...
Contract: Ingalls, $7M
Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Miss., was awarded a $7,016,664 cost-plus-fixed fee contract for post-delivery planning yard services in support of the LHA-7 amphibious assault ship. Services are to include post-delivery planning, material procurement and support...
DDG 117 to be christened
PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The Navy will christen the newest guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), April 8 during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries Shipbuilding in Pascagoula. The future USS Paul Ignatius is named in honor...