Boeing Co. has agreed to occupy three airplane hangars at a new maintenance and technology center across from Tinker Air Force Base, the first phase of a proposed $500 million project that could eventually produce 1,000 jobs, officials announced Wednesday.
Boeing will use the hangars to upgrade U.S. Air Force AWACS planes.
The Oklahoma Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul Technology Center will be located on a 370-acre site.
The first hangar is expected to be completed in November, and Boeing said about 50 employees will be hired or transfer from other company facilities. By the end of August 2008, the company expects to employ 275 to 325 in three hangars.
The projection of 1,000 eventual jobs involves plans for 17 hangars at the center to be occupied by private aerospace companies.
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Boeing will use the hangars to upgrade U.S. Air Force AWACS planes.
The Oklahoma Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul Technology Center will be located on a 370-acre site.
The first hangar is expected to be completed in November, and Boeing said about 50 employees will be hired or transfer from other company facilities. By the end of August 2008, the company expects to employ 275 to 325 in three hangars.
The projection of 1,000 eventual jobs involves plans for 17 hangars at the center to be occupied by private aerospace companies.
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