Wed, Oct 06, 2010
Up To 20 Positions Being Brought Back From Overseas
A GE facility in Loves Park, IL which makes bleed valves for
aircraft engines will see a return of about 20 jobs that had been
outsourced overseas. The move is due to a law passed five years ago
by Congress which gives companies a tax break for manufacturing
components in the United States.
GE Aviation and local economic development groups will partner
to create new jobs and an expanded supply base in the Rockford,
Illinois area. U.S. Rep Don Manzullo and GE Aviation leaders Mike
Chanatry and Elliott Liddle joined economic development leaders to
make the announcement Monday during a ceremony at the Rockford
facility which was part of GE’s 2007 acquisition of Smiths
Aerospace. Since that time, the team has utilized the GE
engineering resources to expand its product offerings and markets.
In addition, machining work is transitioning in from various parts
of the GE supply base due to growth of the GEnx and the F136
programs.
“I want to commend GE Aviation for growing jobs in the
United States and centering them here in Loves Park. This is
exactly what we envisioned several years ago when we passed our
bill to give manufacturers a 9 percent tax rate reduction on the
products they make in the United States,” said Rep. Manzullo
(pictured). “The supplier symposium will help create badly
needed jobs for our area and expand our aerospace network even more
as we continue to compete for an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University campus in Rockford.”
“GE Aviation ... has demonstrated its ability to meet
commitments and engage in the GE culture of compliance, quality and
integrity that is so vital in the aviation industry,” said
Mike Chanatry. “We also value the relationship GE Aviation
has with government in Rockford. Rep. Manzullo has continued to
create a business environment here that can help U.S. manufacturers
like GE become more competitive in places like Loves
Park.”
Plans are to expand machining at Rockford over the next year,
which means plans for approximately up to 20 new jobs at the GE
Aviation facility. Working closely with the Rockford Area Economic
Development Council and the McHenry County Economic Development
Corporation, GE Aviation will host a supplier symposium on November
4 at the Rockford Airport. The symposium is structured around
coaching and mentoring local small businesses in doing business
with GE.
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