BWX Technologies offers assistance after tornado damages Mount Vernon warehouse
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On July 9, a tornado heavily damaged a warehouse in Mount Vernon operated by Tennessee-based third-party logistics firm Kenco Logistic Services LLC.
While the full impact of the damage has not been determined, another local employer is offering assistance to Kenco and its employees.
BWX Technologies Inc., which also operates a facility in Mount Vernon under its BWXT Nuclear Operations Group subsidiary, says it has been in touch with Kenco leadership following the storm.
BWXT Vice President of Communications Christine Courard said in an email to Inside INdiana Business that while they’re not sure what the long-term impact of the storm will be, “we’re standing by to help the community however we can.”
“BWXT has reached out to Kenco leadership to offer our support in any way we can assist,” the company said in a statement. “We also will be happy to prioritize applicants from their team, should they have displaced workers. We look forward to working with Kenco and local organizations to ensure the Mount Vernon community recovers as quickly as possible from these storms.”
Our partners at WEHT-TV report no one was injured from the tornado, which brought estimated winds of 140 miles per hour.
Kenco operates the facility for Mead Johnson Nutrition, a subsidiary of Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc, which said this week that the warehouse has not been operational since the tornado hit.
The warehouse stores products and raw ingredients for Reckitt’s infant formula brands. The company said Wednesday that it is trying to minimize the tornado’s impact on sales by leaning on its global supply chain, other U.S. warehouses and stock held by retailers.
BWXT Nuclear Operations Group’s Mount Vernon facility manufactures components for naval nuclear reactors, which are used in submarines and aircraft carriers. The company employs more than 340 people in the Posey County city, just west of Evansville, according to its website.