Business Facilities - September 2008 - (Page 37)

COVER STORY Editors’ Location Picks 2008 (Continued from page 19) Cessna Aircraft’s Citation Columbus is designed for 4,000 nautical miles in range, or about the distance from Munich to New York. of the commitment from our federal congressional delegation, Kansas legislature and the surrounding aviation industry to support additional research to help ensure the United States and Kansas will remain strong in aviation pioneering,” NIAR executive director Dr. John Tomblin told Business Facilities. The National Institute for Aviation Research has grown at a steady rate for the past 10 years, increasing its operating budget from $10 million in 1997 to $35 million in 2007. The result is that Wichita continues to attract aviation projects. It’s most recent development came from Cessna Aircraft Co., which announced in April that it will assemble the Citation Columbus plant in Kansas, creating more than 1,000 jobs and making an $800 million investment in the state. “The Kansas Legislature’s quick response to this project has cemented our decision, and Cessna is proud to call Kansas home for the Citation Columbus,” said Cessna Chairman, President and CEO Jack J. Pelton at the announcement. “With their quick action, the Legislature’s leadership has shown the world that Kansas will compete for aviation jobs.” With this new project, Cessna will create 1,010 direct jobs with an annual payroll of $74 million. Research shows that each aviation job creates an additional 2.9 jobs in the supply chain that supports the aerospace industry, which means a total of nearly 4,000 new jobs will be created in Kansas as a result of the new plant. Before the project was announced, Cessna had publicly said their preference was to locate in Kansas, especially because of Wichita’s skilled workforce, its hosting of the National Institute for Aviation Research and the new technical training school at Jabara Airport. #1908 at www.BusinessFacilities.com BUSINESS FACILITIES 37 PHOTO CREDIT: GREATER WICHITA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COALITION http://dealready.com http://wtia.org http://wtia.org http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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Business Facilities- September 2008 Contents First Word Snapshots Corporate Moves:�Mississippi Editor's Location Picks 2008 The Palmetto State Reaches Across the Sea Corporate Moves:�Tennessee Metro Spotlight:�Spokane, WA Biotech: Building Block for Development Wind Power Lifts Iowa Germany:�Europe's Economic Juggernaut California Here We Come Up, Up and Away in North Carolina Corporate Moves:�West Virginia Metro Spotlight:�Decatur/Greensburg, IN Advertiser Index Ask the Expert

Business Facilities - September 2008

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