TIGHITCO invests $5 million in Connecticut for Navy contract
What happened
TIGHITCO, an advanced manufacturing company, is investing $5 million in Connecticut to establish production lines for a new 10-year, $500 million Navy contract. The company selected Connecticut for this work, which supports the Long Endurance Electronic Decoy (LEED) program led by Lockheed Martin, over other locations including South Carolina. The investment is supported by a $500,000 grant from Connecticut’s Strategic Supply Chain Initiative program.
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Why it matters
The expansion supports a major U.S. Navy contract and contributes to federally funded efforts to strengthen the Navy’s supply chain and expand U.S. production capacity. The project is expected to generate at least 20 new positions.
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Who's involved
- ConnecticutState that received the $5 million investment and grant funding.
- South CarolinaState that TIGHITCO declined for the expansion location.
- Ned LamontGovernor of Connecticut whose state program provided a $500,000 grant.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- South CarolinaSpeculative
South Carolina might lose potential manufacturing investment and related job creation.
- general assemblySpeculative
The general assembly may see successful utilization of state funding via the Strategic Supply Chain Initiative.
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The entities involved
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South Carolina
state of the United States of America
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Connecticut
state of the United States of America