NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — Electric Boat plans a $792-million expansion of its facility at Quonset Business Park that will lead to the hiring 1,300 more workers in Rhode Island over the next decade, state officials announced Thursday.
Flanked by a number of current Electric Boat employees, Gov. Gina Raimondo and congressional leaders attributed the decision in part to $14 million in state tax money earmarked to improve and modernize Quonset. The money was included in her budget for the upcoming fiscal year.