"Everybody in town should be happy about this. The
long-term value of having these high-value jobs will help this
city, hopefully for years to come."
Source: Robert Wood, spokesman for machinists
at Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita. A successful initial public
offering last week of stock will result in a very nice Christmas
bonus for machinists at the aerospace company -- to the tune
of $61,440 in cash and stock, before taxes.