AREVA and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, will break ground on new manufacturing and engineering facility located in Newport News, Virginia, north of the Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding property located.
– By Abby Gessner –
With this joint venture, AREVA Newport News LLC, will construct a 330,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Newport News, Va., which will build heavy components for new nuclear plants, a $360 million investment that will create more than 500 jobs. The event begins at 6:00 p.m. followed by an opportunity for media to speak with Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine, AREVA CEO Anne Lauvergeon, AREVA Newport News General Manager Chris Levesque, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding President Mike Petters, and Newport News Mayor Joe Frank.
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Time: 6:00 p.m. (Please plan on arriving by 5:30 p.m.)
Where: Northrop Grumman Newport News North Yard
Newport News, VA
Directions:
• From Interstate 64 take Exit #263A, onto Mercury Blvd., which is Route 258 in the direction of the James River Bridge.
•Travel approximately 4 miles on Mercury Blvd.
• Take the Downtown Exit from the Route 60 overpass.
• Travel about a mile on Warwick Blvd. Stay in the right lane. (Warwick Blvd becomes Huntington Ave).
• Bear to the right at Huntington Ave. and 64th street entrance to Northrop Grumman Newport News North Yard parking lot.
• Follow the signs to media parking.
RSVP: Please RSVP to Jarret Adams by phone at (301) 841-1695 or by e-mail at jarret.adams@areva.com