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Old 01-04-2012, 11:03 PM
 
Location: Mobile,Al(the city by the bay)
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Boeing to close Kansas facility, despite promising 7,500 tanker jobs

Published: Wednesday, January 04, 2012, 12:42 PM Updated: Wednesday, January 04, 2012, 1:36 PM

By Press-Register staff


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WICHITA, Kansas -- Boeing officials told employees this morning that it plans to close its Wichita, Kansas, facility by the end next year and move the work to other sites, the Wichita Eagle reports.
"Boeing had long promised that Wichita would become a finishing center for a next-generation aerial refueling tanker should the company win a U.S. Air Force contract, worth $35 billion, to replace the current fleet of tankers. Boeing said winning the contract would mean 7,500 jobs for Kansas, including several hundred at Boeing Wichita," the story says.
The Air Force awarded the contract, which could be worth up to $40 billion over its life, to Boeing last year.
In several stories, the Press-Register reported how Kansas government officials strongly supported Boeing in its bid against EADS North America, which would have built the refueling tankers in Mobile's Brookley Aeroplex:
Boeing to close Kansas facility, despite promising 7,500 tanker jobs | al.com


I wish nothing bad on anyone or any company but I am not surprised..........
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Old 01-05-2012, 05:04 PM
 
Location: East Mobile
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Admittedly, I did laugh when I heard the news.
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Old 01-05-2012, 06:17 PM
 
Location: Mobile,Al(the city by the bay)
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I did too lol, but the situation as a whole is sad.
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Old 01-07-2012, 02:37 PM
 
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Wonder how much Kansas spent. Seems to be common anymore, corporations taking taxdollars then pulling up stakes. Just like we're holding the bag for that cruise ship terminal.
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