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With big building, Boeing makes big bet on Utah

Aircraft • Company will add 100 jobs at facility in West Jordan to make parts for 787.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Boeing celebrates the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013 as they show off the horizontal stabilizer frame of a 787 Dreamliner to be manufactured there. The company says the factory will create more capacity to meet increasing production rates after purchasing the 850,000-square-foot former Kraft building at 10026 Prosperity Road.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Congressman Jason Chaffetz, left, and Gov. Gary Herbert participate in the celebration of Boeing opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013. The company says the factory will create more capacity to meet increasing production rates after purchasing the 850,000-square-foot former Kraft building at 10026 Prosperity Road.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Loc Phan, alongside Kari Brown, who both work for Hexcel, which manufactures carbon fiber components for Boeing, including the part of their electro chromatic door, get a closer look at the technology. Boeing celebrated the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013. The company says the factory will create more capacity to meet increasing production rates after purchasing the 850,000-square-foot Kraft building at 10026 Prosperity Road.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Ray Conner's to-do list will include accelerating production of Boeing's composite 787 Dreamliner while ironing out production snags and developing bigger versions of the plane, whose commercial debut was more than three years late.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Ross Bogue, vice president and general manager for Boeing Fabrication, celebrates the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013, where the horizontal stabilizers will be manufactured for the 787 Dreamliner.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Congressman Jason Chaffetz, left, and Gov. Gary Herbert meet Boeing finance leader Grant Thacker as they celebrate the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Gov. Gary Herbert joins the festivities as Boeing celebrates the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013. The company says the factory will create more capacity to meet increasing production rates after purchasing the 850,000-square-foot former Kraft building at 10026 Prosperity Road.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Ross Bogue, vice president and general manager for Boeing Fabrication, celebrates the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013, where the horizontal stabilizers will be manufactured for the 787 Dreamliner.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
A model of a 787 Dreamliner is on display as Boeing celebrates the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013. The company says the factory will create more capacity to meet increasing production rates after purchasing the 850,000-square-foot former Kraft building at 10026 Prosperity Road.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Ross Bogue, vice president and general manager for Boeing Fabrication, celebrates the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013, where the horizontal stabilizers will be manufactured on the 787 Dreamliner.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Boeing celebrates the opening of a new manufacturing plant on Friday, January 11, 2013 as people add their name to a banner featuring the 787 Dreamliner. The company says the factory will create more capacity to meet increasing production rates after purchasing the 850,000-square-foot former Kraft building at 10026 Prosperity Road in West Jordan.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Boeing celebrates the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013 as people get to see the horizontal stabilizer frame of a 787 Dreamliner to be manufactured there. The company says the factory will create more capacity to meet increasing production rates after purchasing the 850,000-square-foot former Kraft building at 10026 Prosperity Road.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Gov. Gary R. Herbert adds his name to a banner celebrating the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the opening of a new manufacturing plant on Friday, January 11, 2013. The company says the factory will create more capacity to meet increasing production rates after purchasing the 850,000-square-foot former Kraft building at 10026 Prosperity Road in West Jordan.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Boeing celebrates the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013. The company says the factory will create more capacity to meet increasing production rates after purchasing the 850,000-square-foot former Kraft building at 10026 Prosperity Road.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Boeing celebrates the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013. The company says the factory will create more capacity to meet increasing production rates after purchasing the 850,000-square-foot former Kraft building at 10026 Prosperity Road.

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Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Boeing celebrates the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013 as they show off the horizontal stabilizer frame of a 787 Dreamliner to be manufactured there. The company says the factory will create more capacity to meet increasing production rates after purchasing the 850,000-square-foot former Kraft building at 10026 Prosperity Road. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Congressman Jason Chaffetz, left, and Gov. Gary Herbert participate in the celebration of Boeing opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013. The company says the factory will create more capacity to meet increasing production rates after purchasing the 850,000-square-foot former Kraft building at 10026 Prosperity Road. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Loc Phan, alongside Kari Brown, who both work for Hexcel, which manufactures carbon fiber components for Boeing, including the part of their electro chromatic door, get a closer look at the technology. Boeing celebrated the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013. The company says the factory will create more capacity to meet increasing production rates after purchasing the 850,000-square-foot Kraft building at 10026 Prosperity Road. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Ray Conner's to-do list will include accelerating production of Boeing's composite 787 Dreamliner while ironing out production snags and developing bigger versions of the plane, whose commercial debut was more than three years late. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Ross Bogue, vice president and general manager for Boeing Fabrication, celebrates the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013, where the horizontal stabilizers will be manufactured for the 787 Dreamliner. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Congressman Jason Chaffetz, left, and Gov. Gary Herbert meet Boeing finance leader Grant Thacker as they celebrate the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Gov. Gary Herbert joins the festivities as Boeing celebrates the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013. The company says the factory will create more capacity to meet increasing production rates after purchasing the 850,000-square-foot former Kraft building at 10026 Prosperity Road. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Ross Bogue, vice president and general manager for Boeing Fabrication, celebrates the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013, where the horizontal stabilizers will be manufactured for the 787 Dreamliner. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune A model of a 787 Dreamliner is on display as Boeing celebrates the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013. The company says the factory will create more capacity to meet increasing production rates after purchasing the 850,000-square-foot former Kraft building at 10026 Prosperity Road. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Ross Bogue, vice president and general manager for Boeing Fabrication, celebrates the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013, where the horizontal stabilizers will be manufactured on the 787 Dreamliner. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Boeing celebrates the opening of a new manufacturing plant on Friday, January 11, 2013 as people add their name to a banner featuring the 787 Dreamliner. The company says the factory will create more capacity to meet increasing production rates after purchasing the 850,000-square-foot former Kraft building at 10026 Prosperity Road in West Jordan. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Boeing celebrates the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013 as people get to see the horizontal stabilizer frame of a 787 Dreamliner to be manufactured there. The company says the factory will create more capacity to meet increasing production rates after purchasing the 850,000-square-foot former Kraft building at 10026 Prosperity Road. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Gov. Gary R. Herbert adds his name to a banner celebrating the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the opening of a new manufacturing plant on Friday, January 11, 2013. The company says the factory will create more capacity to meet increasing production rates after purchasing the 850,000-square-foot former Kraft building at 10026 Prosperity Road in West Jordan. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Boeing celebrates the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013. The company says the factory will create more capacity to meet increasing production rates after purchasing the 850,000-square-foot former Kraft building at 10026 Prosperity Road. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Boeing celebrates the opening of a new manufacturing plant in West Jordan on Friday, January 11, 2013. The company says the factory will create more capacity to meet increasing production rates after purchasing the 850,000-square-foot former Kraft building at 10026 Prosperity Road.

By Paul Beebe The Salt Lake Tribune

· January 11, 2013 9:39 pm

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2013, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

Boeing Co., the giant commercial aircraft maker, has purchased a huge building in West Jordan where it will manufacture composite horizontal stabilizer parts for the new 787-9 Dreamliner jet.

The company will employ 100 people at the 850,000-square-foot factory when production begins at the end of 2014, Craig Trewet, director of Boeing Salt Lake, said Friday.

The building was purchased from Masco Corp., whose KraftMaid Cabinetry unit occupied the building until 2008, when the recession forced the company to shut it down. Terms of the deal weren't announced.

The building will support Boeing's fabrication and assembly operations on the east side of Salt Lake City International Airport, where 575 employees already work.

"Hiring will begin immediately. We will begin by hiring project managers and engineers and will then be filling production positions over the next several quarters," Trewet said.

Trewet declined to say how much money Boeing was investing in the building, which is more than 19 acres in size.

"Tens of millions," was all Trewet would say.

Boeing announced plans for the building during a ceremony attended by Gov. Gary Herbert, Rep. Jason Chaffetz and West Jordan Mayor Melissa Johnson.

Horizontal stabilizers are frequently confused with wings. They are mounted on either side of the vertical stabilizer, which is often called the tail.

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Boeing and Salt Lake City

• The Chicago-based company, which has operated in Utah for 25 years, owns a 262,000-square-foot assembly building near Salt Lake City International Airport.

• Boeing leases a 100,000-square-foot building near the airport where other fabrication and assembly work is done

• Employment is 575 workers.

• The company has just purchased an 850,000-square-foot building in West Jordan, where it will make composite parts for horizontal stabilizers

• 100 jobs will be added when the operation starts up late next year. —

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