9-6-2018
SEATTLE, Wash. — A shipbuilding company with a $1 billion contract with the U.S. Army is choosing between Portland and Seattle to set up a production line for new landing vessels.
The Oregonian reports Portland-based Vigor Industrial says it’s planning to make the decision within the next 60 days.
Vigor says the chosen city is expected to get up to 300 new jobs that are slated to last a decade.
The company is building a prototype of the landing craft in Seattle.