Following the recent divestiture of its Bayou La Batre, Ala., shipyard, Louisiana-based boat builder Metal Shark is expanding its presence in its home state with the addition of a third manufacturing facility. The new 40,000 square facility is located in Iberia Parish, adjacent to Tabasco’s headquarters on Avery Island. Together with Metal Shark’s nearby Jeanerette and Franklin production facilities, the company now boasts nearly 200,000 square feet of enclosed manufacturing space in Louisisiana, spread across 35 acres and employing nearly 400 people.