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Rep. Larson co-authored the following op-ed with Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) that appeared in the Connecticut Mirror:
Whether watching March Madness, the Super Bowl, or even the Oscars, TV viewers in Connecticut for the last three years have been saturated with ads by America’s premier submarine builder, Electric Boat, offering job seekers an opportunity to embark on good-paying careers.
The U.S. Navy and Electric Boat are continuing to ramp up hiring efforts for the company's Groton manufacturing facility that are needed now and will be required in the coming years to help produce two new classes of military submarines.
Two Connecticut House members have launched a new "maritime workforce campaign" in conjunction with the Navy and industry that aims to attract workers to the shipbuilding industry and improve submarine output, according to a Tuesday announcement from House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee Ranking Member Joe Courtney (D-CT).
Efforts to recruit for Electric Boat’s growing workforce are expanding to the Hartford area.
The submarine manufacturer hired 5,300 people for its locations in southeastern Connecticut and Quonset Point, R.I., last year and an additional 2,500 people during the first half of 2024. The company is expected to continue to hire at a very strong clip in the coming years, said U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District.
The U.S. Navy will be in East Hartford Monday to start a discussion on a capitol region jobs program to recruit candidates who can contribute to the Pentagon’s aggressive submarine construction goals an hour to the southeast at the Electric Boat shipyard in Groton.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement following the House vote on the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $497 million in Fiscal Year 2024 funding to support F135 modernization, which supports thousands of Connecticut manufacturing jobs and nearly 100 suppliers across the state.