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Mobile lands major supplier Hutchinson Aerospace on first day of 2015 Paris Air Show
on June 15, 2015
Officials with Paris-based Hutchinson Corp. confirmed Monday their intentions to establish an aerospace manufacturing center of excellence in Mobile, creating as many as 100 jobs within the next three years and substantial expansion opportunities.
Grant Hintze, executive vice president for Hutchinson Aerospace North America, told AL.com logistics, quality of life, available workforce and access to training made Mobile an ideal location for its new facility, intended to service the region's burgeoning aerospace industry while growing Hutchinson's North American aerospace footprint.
"The challenge has always been finding a place that...you can get in and out of quickly, and Mobile is just ideal because it has the port there, and they're expanding that port, so that makes things better for us," Hintze said, adding, "The (Mobile) Regional Airport runs flights up to Charlotte quite often which makes it easy to get to the Boeing facility in South Carolina, and it's relatively easy to drop down to Dallas or go up to Atlanta and get most anywhere you want to go."
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