NAVY YARD (KYW Newsradio) — The $100 million expansion of Rhoads Industries, a longtime maritime manufacturer and military contractor, at Philadelphia’s Navy Yard, is big news for the city and state’s job market.
More than 500 people already work for Rhoads at the Navy Yard, but the expansion for the 130-year-old company will bring 450 new jobs to the region.
Governor Josh Shapiro was in the Navy Yard Thursday to tout the state’s contribution to the effort…