Port of Bremerton Interest in 737 Plant
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There has been a lot of recent discussion about Boeing’s decision to move aircraft production out of state. This recent Kitsap Sun article outlines a meeting with the Port of Bremerton to pitch keeping production in-state:
The Port of Bremerton continues to line up its ducks, should The Boeing Co. go forward on a new 737 airplane and need a place to build it.
Port CEO Cary Bozeman recently summoned a dozen and a half business chiefs, labor leaders and politicians to Bremerton National Airport, where they met with Washington Aerospace Partnership co-chair Tayloe Washburn.
The WAP — a state-led coalition to keep aerospace strong in Washington — was formed in 2009 to support Boeing’s bid for an Air Force tanker deal. Now it wants to make sure that if the aerospace giant decides to build a new version of its 737, the plant will be in Washington.
The media was not invited to the Wednesday meeting, but attendees said Washburn told them that at this point, it’s not about the Port of Bremerton promoting the South Kitsap Industrial Area as a site. Instead, it’s about Washington communities banding together under WAP to entice Boeing to keep any potential 737 plant in the state.
Read more: http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/may/16/leaders-meet-to-keep-737-plant-in-state-and-in/#ixzz1NfGb77OT
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