New Investment Fuels Aerospace Job Growth Across Alabama

Alabama News Center | July 24, 2018 @ 5:00 am

By Dawn AzokMade in Alabama

Momentum continues to build in Alabama’s aerospace industry, which is adding new investments and hundreds of jobs to produce innovative, in-demand products in communities across the state.

In 2017 alone, there were announcements totaling nearly $690 million and 1,750 jobs. Those numbers increased the sector’s cumulative investment over the past seven years to almost $2.4 billion, along with 8,348 aerospace and defense jobs during the same time period.

This year, there’s a hiring surge, as the plans become reality. And more jobs are on the way.At last week’s Farnborough International Airshow, defense contractor BAE Systems and Carpenter Technology Corp., a maker of premium metals and alloys used in the aerospace industry, announced expansions of their Alabama operations.

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