A Hampton Roads shipbuilding company has furloughed 471 salaried workers effective immediately, according to a leaked email sent to employees on Friday.
Newport News Shipbuilding, owned by Huntington Ingalls Industries, or HII, has more than 25,000 employees. The furlough affects less than 2 percent of the company’s overall workforce.
The company is the largest private employer in Hampton Roads and largest industrial employer in Virginia…