Fred harris nassco biography for kids
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Fred Harris Hangs Up His Hard Hat
Fred Harris, great shipbuilder that he is, is out.
Fred harris nassco biography for kids
His “retirement” was expected–the General Dynamics Corporate Office tends to be intolerant of failure, and Fred had staked his future on the OPC bid that Bath lost.
It’s something of a sad tale.
Three years ago, Fred Harris was on top of the world. NASSCO was humming along, and, although the order book could have gotten longer, the yard was secure and Harris had achieved the ultimate expression of shipyard skill–successfully (and profitably) mixing civilian work with military work (I have said it before and I’ll say it again–any yard that can carry the overhead required for government work while turning a profit in commercial work is a yard to be reckoned with!).
I was pretty positive when Fred swept up leadership responsibilities at Bath Ironworks.
Brad Graves, from the San Diego Business Journal, lifted this quote from a 2013 post of mine:
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