Pratt & Whitney spending $3.2 million on its Columbus plant (Macon: 2015, new construction)

[Airforceguy]

Always good to see continued investment in this plant....

The aerospace industry manufacturer and jet engine overhaul operation declined Monday to say much about a city building permit dated May 20 showing it is spending just over $3.2 million to add 13,200 square feet of space at 8987 Macon Road. Evans General Contractors is doing the work.

“Pratt & Whitney is constantly reviewing its global footprint and takes necessary actions to ensure its footprint is appropriate in response to business requirements and ongoing customer needs,” the company said through an email statement from communications manager Robin Salisbury. “We do not speculate on future business actions.”

That was the response on several questions, including if the Columbus operation was adding new business or growing existing production lines, the timeline for completion of the new construction, and if any new jobs are being created.

The new construction actually is a drop in the bucket for Pratt & Whitney’s Columbus facilities on Macon Road, which encompass 770,000 square feet. It equates to just under 2 percent of the existing footprint.

The company also opened a 105,620-square-foot satellite facility about 18 months ago in Muscogee Technology Park, across Macon Road from the longtime Pratt & Whitney property. The company located a F100 engine overhaul facility there after a decision to exit space in San Antonio, Texas, shifting about 45 jobs to Columbus with expectations to add more. That line of business is U.S. fighter jet engines.

Read more here: Pratt & Whitney spending $3.2 million on its Columbus plant | Business | Columbus Ledger Enquirer

Pratt & Whitney spending $3.2 million on its Columbus plant | Business | Columbus Ledger Enquirer

[cnd33]

I'm glad to see jobs coming to the area.