Northrop Grumman Bringing New Aerospace Jobs to Florida
Yes - I know that the sky is falling everywhere. That's the primary reason why I'm only going to be posting positive news related to jobs and overall employment. Everyone already knows the rest of the story.
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a government contract to re-engine a fleet of Joint-STARS planes for the U.S. military at the Melbourne International Airport in Melbourne, Florida. The news comes as a welcome relief to the workers in and around the facility - and to a state that has been as battered as any from the housing collapse and subsequent financial crisis.
The new contract promises up to 300 new jobs over the next five years and there is hope that even more jobs may be on the way. Northrop Grumman is awaiting the government's decision on a contract to build new re-fueling planes for the U.S. Military, which would be built at Melbourne as well. That project is estimated to require an additional 500 jobs. A decision is expected by 2010.
Article by, Mick and courtesy of Insourced blog
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