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Maine Compass: Bath Iron Works is upholding its end of the deal

by Mary E. Small January 20, 2020January 27, 2020

A former state senator argues that the company is more than meeting the hiring goals imposed when it received a tax break.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Union official: BIW doesn’t need subcontractors to stay competitive

by Tim Suitter January 20, 2020January 17, 2020

After getting pay concessions and tax breaks, the company should be ready to fulfill its obligation to the U.S. defense manufacturing sector.

Local & State, Times Record

Despite proposed cuts, Pingree ‘confident’ Bath shipyard will fulfill contracts

by Kathleen O'Brien January 19, 2020January 19, 2020

Department of Defense recommended slashing the number of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers built for the Navy between 2021 and 2025 from 12 ships to seven.

Local & State, Times Record

Bath Iron Works begins construction on ship named for war hero

by Kathleen O'Brien January 13, 2020January 13, 2020

The future USS John Basilone is one of five vessels under construction at the Bath shipyard.

Local & State, Nation & World, News, Politics, Times Record

Top Democratic lawmakers threaten to roll back BIW’s $45 million tax break

by Scott Thistle January 8, 2020January 9, 2020

House Speaker Sara Gideon and Senate President Troy Jackson suggest BIW it is not meeting job creation and wage requirements in a 2018 law, allegations that the shipyard disputes.

Business, Local & State, News, Politics, Times Record

Sens. Collins, King object to proposed Navy shipbuilding reductions

by Dennis Hoey and Kevin Miller January 7, 2020January 7, 2020

The U.S. senators from Maine make their concerns known Tuesday in a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.

Times Record

Political experts: Pentagon’s proposed cuts to Bath-built destroyers won’t pass Congress

by Kathleen O'Brien January 3, 2020January 3, 2020

If approved, the Pentagon’s proposed 40 percent reduction in destroyers built between 2021 and 2025 would shrink the Naval fleet to 287 from its current 293 ships.