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Witnesses Tell Senate Panel Workforce, Small-shipyard Grants and Inclusion Are Key to Rebuilding U.S. Shipbuilding
Summary
Small yards and workforce development were central to testimony: Tully Snow described growing her Seattle firm from about 30 to 100 employees through nontraditional hiring and a small-shipyard grant; witnesses urged more apprenticeship funding, Pell access for certificates and expanded small-shipyard grants.
Small shipyards, apprenticeships and inclusive hiring strategies were a recurring theme at the Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on rebuilding U.S. shipbuilding capacity.
"My family owns and operates one of the last independent boat building companies in Seattle," said Tully Snow, talent acquisition engagement manager at Snow and Company, Inc. Snow told senators the yard grew from about 30 employees five years ago to just over 100 this year and credited a Merit small-shipyard grant for equipment purchases that increased capacity. "For just this one specifically, we hired 15 to 20 more people," she said of the grant-funded investments in a laser cutter, press…
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