Augustine Die & Mold won a $25 million contract award from the U.S. Navy.
With the contract announced this week, the Somerset company is set to produce modern components for Navy carriers and equipment, company President and CEO James Brown said.
The work will span at least five years and is a gateway to more work within the U.S. defense industry, he said.
âWe started down this road with the U.S. Department of Defense many years ago, when Congressman John Murtha was in Johnstown, he said. With his passing (in 2010), we saw a lot of that work leave the area. Companies like ours had to get competitive. For us to receive this award is a reflection of our commitment to standards that make us competitive.â