Monday, December 6, 2010

Gregoire creates Washington aerospace council - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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Among its tasks, the council will coordinate aerospace research and traininhg programs acrossthe state, and be the governor’se voice to the state Legislaturd in recommending changes in tax codes or expensews such as unemployment costs that may currently make the The new council is an indication of how energized state leaders are about the challenged of keeping Boeing here. On Tuesday, Boeing signaled its willingness to shift facilities wherever they can operatrmore efficiently, and in particular to the deep when it announced two relocations: — Movinbg its Missile Defense Systems headquarters from Va., to Huntsville, Ala.
— Movingy its FA-18 maintenance operations from Mesa, to Jacksonville, Fla. On April 22, aerospace analystg Scott Hamilton caught the attention of the Economic Development Council ofSnohomish County, when he said in a speec h that he considers it nearly inevitable that Boeinf will decide to move a secondc 787 line from Washingtoh to the deep South, with probably the first line and the successo to the 737 to follow. He addede that “bold, detailed action” would be needed to make changes in labor cost of operations and technical education in to keepBoeing here. He said the compan could make a decision to open the new plantws by the end of this or inearly 2010.
In her remarks at the Gregoire said the council is a concret step to keep aerospacestrong here. She also create d an aerospace subcabinet to ensur thatthe council’s plans are implemented. “In today’sz challenging times and with ourfalterinhg economy, we need to do more to stay she said. “The aerospace council is designedr to ensure we are doingg all we can in a sustained way to be evenmore

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