-
The agreement transfers the GKN St. Louis’ operations to Boeing with the aerospace giant hiring nearly all of GKN's roughly 550-person local workforce.
-
Seven student groups at St. Louis-area universities are calling for their leaders to sever ties with Boeing because of the weapons manufacturer’s connections to Israel.
-
The center will enhance established regional sectors like aerospace, geospatial and biosciences, with its capacity to develop and prototype new ways of manufacturing, as well as provide a local workforce that understands those new techniques.
-
Nearly a month into the Israel-Hamas war, St. Louis-area events supporting Palestinians and Israelis killed or missing in the fighting continue to draw scores of demonstrators and prompt public outcry.
-
Boeing promises the project will create at least 500 jobs.
-
Boeing has not said exactly what it would build, but the company said the project would create about 500 new jobs.
-
One member of the St. Louis County Council called the Boeing request for a $155 million tax abatement on the company’s proposed $1.8 billion investment “tone-deaf timing.” It comes just weeks after the council voted against freezing property taxes for seniors.
-
The St. Louis Airport Commission has approved a Boeing expansion project that would allow the organization to lease 158 acres of land from St. Louis Lambert International Airport.
-
The new facility will combine workforce development, advanced manufacturing research and development and production capabilities.
-
Aerospace engineering major Dillon Ruble is graduating and on his way to work for Boeing, but not before he tries to be the best in the world at designing, folding and throwing a paper airplane.