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United Technologies plans to hire 35,000 and spend $75 billion with suppliers....
The Republican ^ | May 24, 2018 | Jim Kinney

Posted on 05/24/2018 10:29:31 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Aerospace and technology giant United Technologies Corp. said Wednesday it plans to hire 35,000 people -- including thousands in Connecticut -- and spend more than $15 billion on capital improvements and research and development over the next five years.

UTC also announced plans to spend an additional $75 billion through local procurement of products and services, money that could include components from Springfield-area precision manufacturers....

(Excerpt) Read more at masslive.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: aviation; connecticut; economy; employment; hiring; jobs; massachusetts
Getting tired of winning yet?
1 posted on 05/24/2018 10:29:32 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

That will help loser-democrat Malloy, who will then take credit for it.


2 posted on 05/24/2018 10:36:08 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Doing more of what fails is the definition of liberalism and insanity.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

UTC is also buying Rockwell Collins of Cedar Rapids, IA and they are not saying they will downsize the workforce there.


3 posted on 05/24/2018 10:43:37 AM PDT by howlinhound (Live your life so that, when you get up in the morning, Satan says, "Oh Crap!..He's awake" - Unknown)
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That’s probably one of the best military radio and avionics companies in the world and has been since World War II. Why would they downsize?


4 posted on 05/24/2018 10:50:13 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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Build the wall. The invasion is here, not in the Middle East or Asia. We are losing HERE.


5 posted on 05/24/2018 11:01:36 AM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

But isn’t this just crumbs?


6 posted on 05/24/2018 11:04:33 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: I want the USA back

UTC probably believes that change is in the air. The state senate was split 18/18 after the last election.


7 posted on 05/24/2018 11:13:10 AM PDT by proxy_user
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Connecticut will gain 2000 jobs from this figure, so I guess the remaining 33000 jobs will be in places like the midwest or plains states.

Chris Murphy is milking this bigly, the snake.


8 posted on 05/24/2018 11:42:37 AM PDT by LurkedLongEnough
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As a former Pratt Rat, I can’t help but wonder if this isn’t just because of gentrification. The average workforce age back in my day was a concern......


9 posted on 05/24/2018 11:45:26 AM PDT by taildragger ("Do you hear the people Singing? Singing the Song of Angry Men!")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Which one, United Technologies or Rockwell Collins?


10 posted on 05/24/2018 1:29:45 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: WildHighlander57

Collins.


11 posted on 05/24/2018 1:32:17 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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