Virginia Foxx: “I rise today to welcome Smiths Aerospace to the Fifth Congressional District of North Carolina. After looking at more…”

“I rise today to welcome Smiths Aerospace to the Fifth Congressional District of North Carolina. After looking at more than 50 potential sites, the company recently announced it will open a $44 million facility in Ashe County. The new facility is expected to hire 100 employees immediately and employ 305 workers within 5 years. As a major supplier to Boeing and Airbus, Smiths Aerospace will provide equipment for civilian and military aircraft and build many engine components as turbines for jets. The company expects to have the plant running by mid-November and has its first shipments planned for February of next year. I would like to commend Smiths Aerospace for choosing to do business in the Fifth District. Northwest North Carolina has a great deal to offer including friendly people, a hardworking and highly skilled workforce, excellent institutions of higher education, and a beautiful landscape. I wish Smiths Aerospace great success in all its future endeavors. ____________________”