As I promised, More jobs on the way to
Crestview, and don’t think it will stop here. This was a great effort by
a group of folks, which consisted of government and private sector coming
together for the greater good.
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Gov.
Scott and L-3 Crestview Aerospace Announce Expansion of Aircraft
Manufacturing
Operations
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Governor Rick Scott and L-3
Crestview Aerospace (L-3 CA http://www.L-3crestview.com ) announced that the
company will create 340 jobs within two years through the expansion of their
aircraft manufacturing operations in Okaloosa County.
The project also marks an investment of more than $13.7
million, which will include $7 million in facilities upgrades and the
retrofit of hangar space
at Bob Sikes Airport<http://flycew.com/>
in 2013 and 2014.
Governor Scott said, "After visiting L-3's facility in
October, I am proud they are continuing to help Florida's families with the
creation of 340 more jobs. Florida is an aviation and aerospace leader because of
the growth and innovation of businesses like L-3 CA. These are hundreds of
jobs that will positively impact Florida's communities - and is a great sign
of Florida's growing economy. Since taking office, the private sector has
created nearly 175,000 jobs, Florida has experienced the largest drop in
unemployment in the nation - and as families get more jobs, residential real
estate is projected to rise for 2013, which is great news for Florida
communities."
L-3 CA, a division of L-3's Integrated Systems Group, is a
world-leading provider of aero structure fabrication and assembly and
aircraft modification. Since June 2011,158 of these jobs have already
been added.
"We're a vertically integrated, one-stop shop for detail
parts fabrication and machining through end-item aero structure assemblies
and fixed- and rotary-wing modifications," said Jeff Barger, L-3 CA's
vice president and general manager. "The continued growth of our
facility and workforce increases our capacity to provide high-quality aerostructure
fabrication and aircraft modification services to our existing and new
customers."
Organizations that partnered to support L-3 CA's expansion
included the Bob Sikes Airport, City of Crestview, Crestview-Okaloosa
Industrial Air Park, Economic Development Council for Okaloosa County,
Enterprise Florida Inc., Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners and Workforce
Development Board of Okaloosa County.
"As one of Okaloosa County's top employers, the Economic Development
Council has been honored to assist L-3 Crestview Aerospace on their business
expansion needs," said Kay Rasmussen, interim president for the Economic
Development Council of Okaloosa County. "Larry Sassano, the EDC's
previous president, started working with L-3 over a year ago as a targeted
industry for high growth and high wage job potential. This is a wonderful
success story of utilizing multiple partners to bring a project to
fruition."
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 employs approximately
51,000 people worldwide and is a prime contractor in C3ISR (Command, Control,
Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance)
systems, aircraft modernization and maintenance, and national security
solutions. L-3
is also a leading provider of a broad range of electronic
systems used on military and commercial platforms.
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