Huntington Ingalls has submitted to the Navy a formal request for a final decision about whether the company can recover the costs associated with closing its facility in Avondale, LA, following months of negotiation. The contractor ceased shipbuilding operations at Avondale in October 2014, and began considering other options for the facility. Last year, it announced it had ended discussions with Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, with whom it had teamed to consider alternatives for the Louisiana shipyard, which is located...
