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Article: United States : Airbus to hold procurement conference in Brook Park on Dec. 7.(Conference news)
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- October 30, 2009
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Byline: datta03
European aircraft builder Airbus SAS says it wants to expand its supplier base in Ohio, so it will hold a procurement conference in Brook Park on Dec. 7.
The conference, to help companies learn how to contract with Airbus and its subcontractors, is part of an effort by Airbus, the state, the Ohio Aerospace Institute and Ohio's Edison Technology Centers to build on existing aviation capabilities as Ohio's manufacturing base goes through cyclical and structural changes.
"We like what we see in Ohio," said Allan McArtor, chairman of Airbus Americas. "We like the initiatives that the state is putting forward."
Although ...