Bath Iron Works

The new 10 classroom facility near Cooks Corner is a partnership between the Bath Area Family YMCA, Bath Iron Works, and the U.S. Navy. It provides up to 120 priority spots for employees at the shipyard, who build warships for the Navy.

Bath Iron Works and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce sued the state, arguing that payments made into the new program by employers with private plans qualifying for exemptions should be refunded.

Bath Iron Works has been awarded a U.S. Navy contract to build another warship.

A new partnership between a regional public transit authority and Maine’s biggest manufacturer is intended to make it a breeze for employees to get to work. It's also reason for employees to ditch their cars, and the congestion, in the City of Ships.

The lawsuit doesn't challenge the law or seek to block it, but objects to a implementation rule it says forces employers to pay into the program for the first quarter of this year even if they plan to offer a private benefit.

Contracts for Bath Iron Works accounted for about half of the spending.

The Bath Area Family YMCA will expand to offer 150 spots for children of Bath Iron Works employees.

The U.S. Senate could soon vote on a bill that contains provisions important to Bath Iron Works and other defense contractors in Maine.

A Senate committee recently endorsed authorizing the Navy to negotiate contracts to build up to 15 new destroyers over a multi-year period. BIW and its rival shipyard in Mississippi would then bid on the work.