WASHINGTON, DC—Lockheed Martin’s missile and fire control assembly plant in Grand Prairie, TX, is one of four organizations to win this year’s Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award from the Commerce Department.
RENTON, WA—Boeing will build a third assembly line for its 737 MAX jet family alongside one of the two existing lines at its assembly plant here. The company will hire hundreds of works within the next five years.
CLYDE, NY—Parker Aerospace and GE Aviation are building an assembly plant here to make fuel nozzles for commercial aircraft engines. The joint venture will employ approximately 300 people.
PRINCE GEORGE, VA—Rolls-Royce plans to build a second assembly plant here, creating 140 new jobs. The $136 million facility will produce turbine blades and nozzle guide vanes for jet engines.
PALM BEACH, FL—On the heels of being approved for a $4.79 million economic incentive package, Pratt & Whitney is expected to add 230 jobs at its assembly plant here.
MOBILE, AL—Airbus has posted the first job opening for its new assembly plant here. The company is looking to hire a human resources director in early 2013.
CHICAGO—Boeing is actively encouraging its suppliers to outsource work to Mexico. Patrick McKenna, director of supply chain strategy and supplier management at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, has urged suppliers to attend a Nov. 15 workshop in Chicago to learn how to do business in Mexico.
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