# Vigor Industrial to build new shipyard in Vancouver, Washington

Vigor Industrial will take over the former Christensen Yachts facility in Vancouver, Washington, to execute a $1 billion, 10-year U.S. Army contract for landing craft. The project is expected to employ up to 400 people. Concurrently, Vigor will close its Ballard plant and move about 60 jobs from Clackamas, Oregon to Vancouver.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-02-01
- Where: Vancouver, Washington, United States
- Value: $1.00B
- Jobs: 400
- Status: announced
- Products: landing craft for U.S. Army
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Vigor Industrial](https://endata.com/companies/5669.md)

## Sources

- [seattletimes.com](https://www.seattletimes.com/business/vigor-will-put-new-400-employee-shipyard-in-vancouver-wash-and-close-ballard-site/), 2019-02-02: "Vigor Industrial will take over the former home of Christensen Yachts in Vancouver, Washington, as its site for carrying out a $1 billion, 10-year contract to build new landing craft for the U.S. Army."

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