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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 13 J U LY 1 0 , 2 0 1 7 F O C U S S O U T H E R N M A I N E New Hampshire native David Souter abstaining.) Mainers make up the lion's share of civilian employees (3,810), led by the nearby towns of Sanford/Springvale (453), Kittery/Kittery Point (441) and South Berwick (348). Among the thousands of suppliers of goods and services to the yard are a handful of Maine companies such as Cianbro, which was just awarded a $23 million contract for dry-dock repairs due to be fi nished by July 2019. " e investments helps to ensure the success of that yard in the future," says Andi Vigue, Cianbro's president and CEO. "Our little piece is tiny compared to that." Hunt says that while there's not a preference for local suppliers, it helps to have them close by. "We're used to doing a lot of the work with the local vendors, and because of that," he says, "they probably have a slight competitive advantage." Navy 'in high demand' but for how long? In Kittery, where the Navy water tank is visible from downtown, it's not unusual to spot Navy-insignia T-shirts or base- ball caps at the popular Lil's Café. One could also say the Navy itself is in fashion these days based on the Trump administration's defense spending ambitions. It is seeking to raise the defense budget by $54 billion to $668 billion to "rebuild lost capacity and capability, to accelerate the defeat of ISIS, and to keep us safe in a more dangerous world." e plan calls for rebuilding the Navy by restoring and improving readiness of the existing fl eet and adding new vessels, including two Virginia Class fast-attack subs. " e Navy is in very high demand right now, because the country is com- ing out of a bad experience of protected ground commitments overseas," says Peter H. Daly, a retired Navy vice admi- ral who runs the independent U.S. Naval Institute in Washington, D.C. " at makes naval power attractive. You can dial it in and dial it out. at's important because it generates some ambiguity C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E » It's a 19th Century It's a 19th Century It's a 19th Century It's a 19th Century It's a 19th Century It's a 19th Century It's a 19th Century It's a 19th Century It's a 19th Century It's a 19th Century It's a 19th Century It's a 19th Century It's a 19th Century It's a 19th Century industry that's managed industry that's managed industry that's managed industry that's managed industry that's managed industry that's managed industry that's managed industry that's managed industry that's managed industry that's managed industry that's managed industry that's managed industry that's managed to stay relevant. — Joe Gluckert Historian www.PepperellMillCampus.com Join the 130 businesses and 150 residents that call the Pepperell Mill Campus home l l Biddeford, ME TOP MAINE FEEDERS OF CIVILIAN WORKFORCE AT PNS Annual payroll Employees Sanford/Springvale $32,737,545 453 Kittery/Kittery Point $32,201,105 441 South Berwick $26,951,765 348 Berwick $26,607,168 350 Eliot $24,228,459 307 Lebanon $18,157,391 240 Yorks/Cape Neddick $16,158,451 202 Wells $14,485,339 188 North Berwick $13,690,491 175 Biddeford $12,671,197 176 PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD ECONOMIC IMPACT Civilian employment Civilian payroll CY 2016 6,329 $496,248,529 CY 2015 6,099 482,000,441 CY 2014 5,585 432,262,410 CY 2013 5,474 414,320,690 CY 1998 3,648 192,008,527 CY 1989 8,700 268,409,364 S O U R C E : Seacoast Shipyard Association

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