Boeing, in major expansion, to add 1,000 jobs in Oklahoma City.OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 1996--The Boeing Company announced today it will add more than 1,000 jobs to its existing facilities in Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm . The expansion, phased in over the next 3-5 years, will more than triple the aircraft company's current level of employment in Oklahoma City. During an afternoon news conference at the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, Boeing's Larry Debrot said the 1,005-job expansion demonstrates its commitment to Oklahoma City. Debrot is General Manager of Boeing's defense and space group product support division. "Today's announcement continues the tradition of partnership we have felt with both the people of the Oklahoma City area and our customers, the Air Force professionals at Tinker Air Force Base," Debrot said. "This is a commitment not entered into lightly," Debrot added. "In this era of downsizing (1) Converting mainframe and mini-based systems to client/server LANs. (2) To reduce equipment and associated costs by switching to a less-expensive system. (jargon) downsizing , partnering, dissolution Act or process of dissolving; termination; winding up. In this sense it is frequently used in the phrase dissolution of a partnership. The dissolution of a contract is its Rescission by the parties themselves or by a court that nullifies its binding force and reinstates each and uncertainty, The Boeing Company only makes commitments when the leadership feels there are solid, long-term business possibilities and a sense of mutual cooperation and support." Boeing has operated sites in Oklahoma City for more than 40 years. The company employs nearly 460 in the areas of logistics training services for the US Air Force Tactical Air Command's E-3 mission crews at Tinker. "This is terrific news for Oklahoma City," said Clayton I. Bennett, Chairman of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce. "The aerospace industry is vital to our economy, and today's announcement sends a message to the world that Oklahoma City is a great place for business. "The Base Realignment and Closure Base Realignment and Closure (or BRAC) is a process of the United States federal government directed at the administration and operation of the Armed Forces, used by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and Congress to close excess military installations and realign Commission's decision to retain Tinker as one of three Air Force depots has solidified so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. the growth opportunities for aerospace firms like Boeing to invest in Oklahoma City. The Boeing expansion is the latest in an extraordinary year of job gains in Oklahoma City. Since January 1, the Oklahoma City Chamber has assisted companies in announcing more than 6,000 new jobs, including a 1,000-employee customer service center for America Online See AOL. . And in 1995, despite the job loss and economic disruption disruption /dis·rup·tion/ (dis-rup´shun) a morphologic defect resulting from the extrinsic breakdown of, or interference with, a developmental process. wrought by the bombing of the Federal Building, Oklahoma City had a net gain of 14,700 jobs - more than in any year since 1981. CONTACT: The Boeing Company Dick Ziegler, 316/523-1465 or Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce Cythia Reid, 405/297-8942 |
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