Pratt & Whitney to ax 1,000 Conn. jobs
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Pratt & Whitney to ax 1,000 Conn. jobs
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney says it will eliminate 1,000 jobs in Connecticut by 2011 as it transfers work to Georgia and Asia. It will shut its Cheshire, Conn., plant and shift some work from its East Hartford facility, transferring work to Columbus, Ga., Singapore and Japan. Pratt & Whitney, a unit of Hartford, Conn.-based United Technologies Corp., has been hurt by the steep decline in the commercial airline industry. The move follows two months of discussions with the Machinists union, which offered concessions, read more
NECN | September 21, 2009
