Alabama Governor Riley Dedicates New $10 Million Aviation Training Center

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January 16, 2008 -- OZARK – Alabamians wanting to work in the state’s growing aerospace and aviation industry can receive specialized training at a new Aviation Training Center that Alabama Governor Bob Riley and other officials dedicated today at the Ozark campus of Enterprise-Ozark Community College.

The $10 million facility will house aircraft maintenance and simulation technology to provide state-of-the-art training for jobs in the aviation field.

“The jobs that will be available to graduates of this training center are high-quality, high-paying jobs,” said Governor Riley. “With this specialized training, our workers will become all the more valuable to companies in this industry that is seeing significant growth in Alabama.”

Aerospace and aviation companies for both the commercial and defense sectors are located throughout the state. Some recent existing industry expansions and new industry announcements in this field include 200 announced new jobs at ST Mobile Aerospace in Mobile, 40 announced new jobs in Albertville at Aerospace Integration Corp., 75 announced new jobs at EJM Aerospace in Andalusia, and 250 announced new jobs at GKN Aerospace in Tallassee.

In addition, 1,500 new aviation jobs are expected in Mobile if the EADS and Northrop Grumman Corp. team is awarded a Defense Department contract to build aerial refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force

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