# Vigor to open new facility in Vancouver, Washington

Vigor will open a new facility in Vancouver, Washington, at the former Christensen Yachts site, to fulfill a $1 billion U.S. Army contract for landing craft. The site will be fully operational by early 2020, employing up to 400.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-02-05
- Where: Vancouver, Washington, United States
- Value: $1.00B
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: Jan 2020
- Status: announced
- Products: landing craft
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Vigor](https://endata.com/companies/19766.md)

## Sources

- [myballard.com](https://www.myballard.com/2019/02/05/aluminum-workboat-builders-vigor-to-close-frelard-plant/), 2019-02-05: "The new site is the former home of Christensen Yachts."
- [vbjusa.com](https://www.vbjusa.com/focus-sections/innovation-manufacturing/vigor-selects-vancouver-site-for-all-aluminum-fabrication-facility/), 2019-02-15: "We were looking for a site to build the MSV(L), and originally we thought we could do that in Seattle or in Portland at our Swan Island site."

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