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Article: Crane, Ind., Naval Engineering Facility Serves as Model for Innovation.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- July 13, 2003
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By Norm Heikens, The Indianapolis Star Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jul. 13--CRANE, Ind.--Indiana can learn something from the ghost of Jean DeVault about reinventing its obsolete economy.
DeVault, who retired 33 years ago as director of weapons ...uality evaluation at Crane Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center and died two years later, transformed the sprawling military base from a mere ammunition depot into a high-tech center that concocts weapons of the future.
Today, Crane has 1,000 engineers and scientists and as many technicians undertaking an array of tasks that include testing missile components, helping ship-based ...