PENSACOLA, Fla. — The City of Pensacola announced Wednesday that it has secured initial approval for a $76 million grant that would transform the Port of Pensacola and fuel the creation of 2,000 jobs.
The Board of Triumph Gulf Coast gave initial approval to Project Maeve, which WEAR News reported about on Tuesday.
The city says it’s an investment that will establish shipbuilder Birdon America Inc.’s Southeastern headquarters and a Tier 2 advanced ship manufacturing facility in Pensacola. The facility would create 2,000 jobs with 1,437 jobs at an average salary of $68,000 annually and 563 jobs at an average salary of $112,000, according to the city…