For Release: Friday, September 16, 2005
Contact: David Gillies: 202-225-5661
Washington - U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello (D-IL) announced today that the Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Company has been awarded a contract with a maximum value of $5,752,986.12 by the Defense Logistics Agency. The company will produce boots for the Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy.
"This work is critical to our national defense as well as our local economy," said Costello. "I will continue to work to make sure that our Armed Forces have the resources they need."
###