Gee, I wonder why?
PEPCON, Henderson, Nevada, ammonium perchlorate explosion, May 4, 1988.
Posted on 07/14/2017 5:33:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A rocket engine factory and nearly 400 high-paying jobs could come to an Alabama city.
AL.com reports the Huntsville City Council unanimously approved the two-phase deal Thursday night to bring a Blue Origin factory that would create full-time jobs with hourly wages averaging at least $36. Blue Origin would invest a total of $200 million.
The agreement depends on Blue Origin Alabama getting a production contract from United Launch Alliance, which needs a new engine. ULA assembles rockets in Decatur to launch military and commercial satellites into space.....
(Excerpt) Read more at usnews.com ...
Good news for Rocket City U.S.A. aka Huntsville. :)
So many good jobs. I’m sure they never considered denying the deal. I mean: it’s not rocket science.
Wait, $36 an hour jobs? I guess the $15 an hour burger flippers will boycott McDonald’s to fight for $36/hour. /s
The Nazis worked cheaper than that before the US decided they didn’t need them any more and started yelling “war criminal”. That pretty much ended success in the US manned space program.
Well, if it couldn’t come to the Space Coast, it’s nice to see Rocket City get it.
Is it an average wage of $36 an hour, or a minimum of $36 an hour? Can't be both. Even GOOD news has to be reported carefully!
Read the article.
Yep.... Minimum vs average..?
That was a rhetorical question. The headline did not match the content, as do frequently happens in online articles.
Gee, I wonder why?
PEPCON, Henderson, Nevada, ammonium perchlorate explosion, May 4, 1988.
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