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Lyon Shipyard to expand, adding 134 jobs
Ship repair facility in Norfolk spending $8.5M
Lyon Shipyard, a 95-year-old family-owned ship repair facility in Norfolk, will spend $8.5 million to expand its operations and add an estimated 134 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday. The
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