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1. Gulfstream Corp. expects to create at least 130 new jobs at its Westfield aircraft maintenance facility Explore masslive.com (May 11 2012) Aerospace/Defense  A new $23 million, 125,000 square-foot maintenance hangar at Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. here will create the need for an additional 130 to 150 new local jobs. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Westfield   Daniel M. Knapik

2. Plan to block cuts at Westover Air Reserve Base, other installations, endorsed by Massachusetts officials Explore masslive.com (May 10 2012) Aerospace/Defense Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray, who launched efforts last year to preserve the state’s military installations and manpower, said Thursday action by the House Armed Services Committee “is an important first step towards preventing disproportionate cuts to Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve including Westover Air Reserve Base.” (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Chicopee

3. Gulfstream to break ground for expansion at Barnes airport in Westfield Explore masslive.com (May 10 2012) Aerospace/Defense , Transportation Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. will formally break ground Friday on the $20 million expansion of its facility at Barnes Regional Airport (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Westfield

4. Northeast Helicopters Flight Services plans to relocate to Westfield's Barnes Regional Airport Explore masslive.com (Apr 2 2012) Aerospace/Defense , Education  Northeast Helicopters Flight Services, the country’s oldest helicopter pilot training academy, plans to relocate to Barnes Regional Airportlater this year. The flight school, created in 1974 and located at Ellington Airport in Connecticut, could break ground for its new facility as early as next fall, Rhonda J. Boulette, who along with husband John Boulette owns the school, said Monday. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Palmer   Westfield   The Republican

5. Barnes Regional Airport noise mitigation project gets under way in Westfield Explore masslive.com (Mar 29 2012) Aerospace/Defense Jane W. Verbeck, of Wyle Laboratories which oversees the noise mitigation project, said 13 homes are currently targeted for new windows and other upgrades. Bids for another 19 homes are due May 1 at the city’s Purchasing Department at City Hall. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Westfield   The Republican

6. Massachusetts officials seek to preserve military jobs in wake of anticipated Defense Department cuts Explore masslive.com (Mar 15 2012) Aerospace/Defense State and congressional leaders will focus on the state’s strategic location, its base sharing by different military units and community support in their effort to protect the Baystate’s military installations and jobs from federal Defense Department budget cuts. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Chicopee   Westfield   The Republican

7. Air Force announces plans to cut 333 military, civilian jobs in Massachusetts Explore masslive.com (Mar 6 2012) Aerospace/Defense The majority of cuts for Massachusetts target Otis Air National Guard Base and specifically the Air Operations Group assigned there, according to Maj. Gen. L. Scott Rice, commander of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Chicopee   Westfield   The Republican

8. Deval Patrick administration plans strategy to protect Massachusetts military facilities Explore masslive.com (Feb 27 2012) Aerospace/Defense Murray, who will chair the new Commonwealth’s Military Asset and Security Task Force, said the agency will work “directly with stakeholders to develop and implement actions that will support military bases across the Commonwealth.” (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Bradley International Airport   MassDevelopment

9. Smaller airports in Western Massachusetts provide big service to state economy Explore masslive.com (Feb 26 2012) Aerospace/Defense , Transportation A recently released report, “Massachusetts Statewide Airport Economic Impact Study,” completed by the state transportation agency, detailed that all 39 of the Bay State’s airports, which also include Boston’s Logan International, employ more than 124,369 workers, provide a combined payroll of $4.8 billion with a total economic impact which exceeds $11.9 billion. (Logan, alone, accounts for $8.9 billion of the economic impact.) (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Northampton   Chicopee   Westfield

10. State, congressional leaders stress cooperation in defense of Massachusetts military installations Explore masslive.com (Feb 14 2012) Aerospace/Defense U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, said Monday that a proposed reduction in aircraft at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee is just that – a proposal – and one that makes little sense given recent federal investments in improvements at the base. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   The Republican

11. Chicopee's Westover Air Reserve Base may fall victim to federal budget squeeze Explore masslive.com (Feb 12 2012) Aerospace/Defense Westover Air Reserve Base has about 6,000 people working there, from pilots to barbers to clerks at the base exchange store, and the base pumped about $238 million into the regional economy in 2011, according to an Air Force Study. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Chicopee

12. ITT Exelis laying off 76 workers Explore WWLP 22 News Springfield (Jan 18 2012) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing A manufacturing company in West Springfield laid off 76 employees on Wednesday. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield

13. Pratt & Whitney loses out on $7 billion deal when Saudis pick GE for Boeing F-15 fighters Explore masslive.com (Jan 7 2012) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing The $29.4 billion overall F-15 deal is part of a $60 billion sale to the Saudis tentatively announced in late 2010, which includes the purchase of Stratford-based Sikorsky Aircraft’s Black Hawk and Boeing’s Apache helicopters. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Boeing   The Republican

14. Defense contractor ITT Exelis employees in West Springfield facing untold number of layoffs in 2012 Explore masslive.com (Dec 2 2011) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing Defense contractor ITT Exelis will be laying off an untold number of employees at the West Springfield, Virginia and California facilities in 2012. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield   The Republican

15. Cyalume Technologies and Nammo Talley, Inc. Announce Collaborative Relationship Explore GlobeNewswire (Nov 9 2011) Aerospace/Defense , Energy , Manufacturing Derek Dunaway, Cyalume president and CEO, stated, "The ability to work with Nammo Talley, a unit of an established international defense company, confirms my confidence in Cyalume's past achievements and growth prospects. We are pleased to collaborate by contributing our non-toxic, non-incendiary and non-dud producing payload to Nammo Talley's superior products." (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield

16. West Springfield unit included in ITT defense spinoff Explore masslive.com (Nov 7 2011) Aerospace/Defense The ITT Power Solutions factory in West Springfield is now part of ITT Exelis now that conglomerate ITT has split itself into three separate corporations (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Springfield

17. Navy lab may boost local businesses Explore WWLP 22 News Springfield (Oct 27 2011) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing “We have companies who have developed vests that help autistic children deal with their conditions and some of those applications may be suitable for military, just to choose one example,” said Allan Blair, President and CEO of the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Holyoke   Allan W. Blair

18. Westover air base pumps $238M into western Mass. Explore Home - BostonHerald.com (Oct 27 2011) Aerospace/Defense The U.S. Air Force says the Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee poured nearly $238 into the local economy in the financial year ending Sept. 30, marking a $29 million drop over the previous year. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Chicopee

19. EDC Assesses Regional Competitiveness Explore From the EDC (Oct 14 2011) Aerospace/Defense , Financial Services , Life Sciences , Manufacturing   The EDC commissioned CWS Consulting Group to assess ten regional industry sectors for growth and investment potential. CWS used the western Mass section of a 2008 statewide study by Moran Stahl & Boyer commissioned by the Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development (“MassEcon”) as its starting point and assessed changes and opportunities that have arisen since then. This study achieved two objectives for us. It addressed our competitiveness against a regional peer group and it helped us improve our understanding of the internal workings of the sectors as part of our Homefield Advantage program. The study identified regional competitive advantages in the ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Massachusetts Office of Business Development   Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts   Homefield Advantage

20. $23 million Gulfstream project announced in Westfield Explore masslive.com (Oct 7 2011) Aerospace/Defense In Westfield, Gulfstream has already started hiring for the highly technical aviation maintenance and repair jobs that will fill the new hangar, Mark Burns said. “These are the kinds of jobs that can uplift a community,” Burns said. “We are very proud of that.” Westfield beat out sites in other states that were vying for the maintenance facility because of the quality of its workforce. “Our customers routinely tell us that this facility is the best,” he said. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Westfield   Daniel M. Knapik

21. Signs point toward Gulfstream Aerospace announcing new maintenance hangar in Westfield Explore masslive.com (Oct 6 2011) Aerospace/Defense Gulfstream Aerospace plans to host Gov. Deval L. Patrick at a news conference Friday at Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport, an apparent sign that Westfield has been successful in its efforts to bring a new Gulfstream maintenance hangar and 100 jobs. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick

22. United Technologies creates new division of Pratt & Whitney, Hamilton Sundstrand and Goodrich Explore masslive.com (Oct 3 2011) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing “It appears that the company wants to consolidate its position as a commercial aerospace market supplier, hence the exclusion of Sikorsky from this new group,” Pettibone said, referring to Sikorsky Aircraft. “With all the operations under one organization, the new aerospace unit should be able to offer significant packages of components – one-stop shopping, if you will – to manufacturers.” (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   United Technologies Corp.   The Republican   United Technologies

23. GOV. MALLOY APPOINTS FOUR TO CONNECTICUT AIRPORT AUTHORITY BOARD Explore Military & Aerospace Electronics (Sep 22 2011) Aerospace/Defense , Transportation Governor Dannel P. Malloy today appointed four people to the Connecticut Airport Authority and named the board's chair. Appointed board members must have business and management experience and expertise in financial planning, budgeting and assessment, marketing, master planning, aviation, or transportation management. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Bradley International Airport   Dannel Malloy

24. Paris Air Show yields $60M for CT aerospace | Hartford Business Explore HartfordBusiness.com (Sep 13 2011) Aerospace/Defense Hartford conglomerate United Technologies Corp. - called Connecticut's signature aerospace company by DECD - reported significant orders for jet engines during the show, which will ripple through to the state's supply chain. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   United Technologies Corp.   Dannel Malloy

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