3 Things To Consider This Friday

UTC Aerospace in Foley picked as one of country’s best plants

by Lawrence Specker
February 23, 2017 at 8:52 AM  Updated February 23, 2017 at 8:55 AM 

Being picked as one of IndustryWeek’s best plants of 2016 didn’t come as a complete surprise to leaders at UTC Aerospace in Foley.

“It is a tremendous deal for us. But really it shows what we all had known,” said General Manager Darrell B. Wilson. “We knew we were the best plant. The world knows it now.”

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Key factories in new GE Aviation CMC material system rising in Alabama

Word By Jerry Underwood
February 23, 2017

By 2020, GE Aviation is projected to have more than 750 U.S. employees dedicated to its advanced ceramic matrix composites (CMC) industry, which a significant share of them in Alabama. Ultra-lightweight CMC parts are poised to revolutionize aerospace manufacturing.

In just 10 years, GE Aviation has spent more than $1.5 billion to bring advanced CMC technology to market.

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Mercedes-Benz suppliers will hire 2,400 workers in Tuscaloosa Co

By Stoney Sharp
Monday, February 20th 2017

The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama projects 2,400 automotive jobs will be available in Tuscaloosa County within the next 18 months. All of those positions are being created by suppliers for the Mercedes-Benz U.S. International plant in Vance, due to Mercedes’ ongoing $1.3 billion expansion.

“Within the next two years there will be a lot of hiring in different phases. They range anywhere from logistics companies, all the way up to advanced manufacturing, paint and body, and maintenance companies,” said Donny Jones, COO of The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama.

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