ELECTRIC BOAT

Submarine manufacturer General Dynamics Electric Boat is looking to hire as many as 18,000 people in the coming years to keep up with contracts to build new vessels for the Pentagon.

General Dynamics Electric Boat, a Groton-based defense contractor, is experiencing historic levels of hiring as they map out their business needs for the next two decades. According to the company’s president, Kevin Graney, EB is growing at a rate they have not seen in more than 40 years. They have a high volume of contracted work from the federal government….

General Dynamics Electric Boat will hold a major fire drill at its Groton shipyard Thursday. The company warned that the drill, which starts at 9 a.m., might look like an emergency situation. They will be simulating a major fire in the shipyard and the response will include Electric Boat personnel and more than 20 fire departments. Fire departments were expected…

Electric Boat in Groton is the largest submarine builder in the country and one of CT’s largest employers. With the need for submarines increasing, Electric Boat is urgently hiring.

The president of Electric Boat told lawmakers that the company is in the midst of a “once-in-a-generation expansion.” Kevin Graney, EB’s president, said they will need to hire more than 3,000 workers in 2022. “Hiring is our biggest issue,” Graney said during the annual CT legislative briefing. “We are seeing attrition of personnel that is higher than expected. Some of…