Waterford — Electric Boat said Thursday that it expects to open its training centers in the former Crystal Mall by September and reach “significant employee occupancy” by mid-2027. The company also said renovations of anchor stores will begin later this year. It expects the various offices and training centers that will be in the main part of the building to be done in September. The move of support staff to the mall building will allow the main plant in Groton to focus on actual construction of submarines. “We are working closely with the State of Connecticut and the Town of Waterford on permitting and approvals,” the company said. The company is awaiting state traffic approval tied to its renovation project and is seeking town approval to approve conversions of the old anchor stores into the training centers. Waterford officials meet with Electric Boat representatives weekly, town Planning Director Mark Wujtewicz has said.

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