shipyard

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Meggison, who earns $65,000, and her then-husband, who made about $70,000 working at a shipyard, used their cards only for gas, groceries and emergency care for their four dogs, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Both the union and the shipyard had asked for a direct award of the contract.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Scotland's publicly-owned shipyard says it has been blocked from bidding to build the next large CalMac ferry.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Just down the street from the shipyard, Groton resident Autumn Gardiner rents an apartment that she’d love to pass off to a new Electric Boat employee after she buys a home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

One is the all-metal interior, containing the inmates; it’s painted gray and looks as though it could have been welded in a shipyard.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover