Part 2: Hidden in Plain Sight: The Ship Repair Industry in Hampton Roads

Authors

Regional Studies Institute, Old Dominion University

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2007

Publication Title

The State of the Region: Hampton Roads 2007

Pages

28-35

Abstract

Private-sector shipbuilding and repair is big business in Hampton Roads and accounts, directly and indirectly, for about 15 percent of the total value of the region’s economic activity. More than 160 ship construction and repair firms in the area employ approximately 24,600 people, whose typical compensation is one-third above the regional average.

Comments

Full document for The State of the Region: Hampton Roads 2007 available at:

https://doi.org/10.25776/gxhc-d793

Repository Citation

Regional Studies Institute, Old Dominion University, "Part 2: Hidden in Plain Sight: The Ship Repair Industry in Hampton Roads" (2007). State of the Region Reports: Hampton Roads. 99.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/sor_reports/99