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Article: Kansas City possible candidate for Bombardier aircraft plant
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- March 25, 2008
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Bombardier Aerospace is considering Kansas City as a site for a $375 million (euro241 million) passenger jet assembly plant, city and state officials said.
While the project is only in its initial stages, discussions have gone far enough that state officials outlined legislation Tuesday to provide state tax credits as a prerequisite for landing the plant.
The Montreal-based Bombardier Aerospace is looking for a site to assemble the C Series of 110- and 130-seat passenger jets. The plant would eventually employ up to 2,100 people, with up to 5,200 related jobs created by employers attracted by the plant. The estimated overall economic impact over 22 years would be $5.9 ...