] Blodgett said his estimates on the impact are based on
] not only the loss of the base, but the prospect of
] spin-off effects, including the loss of the region's
] largest defense company, Electric Boat.
]
] "There is some speculation that should the sub base
] close, EB may not be far behind," Blodgett said.
]
] An increasing amount of EB's workload is repair and
] maintenance work on Groton-based submarines, and even for
] its new-construction submarines there are efficiencies
] that result from being close to the base, he noted.

sigh..