Shipbuilder HII has exceeded its annual hiring goal with over 5,000 new hires through the third quarter of 2023, according to company executives, who said they are still working to improve retention rates. “We have hired nearly 5,400 craft personnel year-to-date through the third quarter, which puts us 8% ahead of our full-year plan of approximately 5,000,” Chief Executive Officer Christopher Kastner said today during a quarterly earnings call with Wall Street analysts. “We have work to do to improve...