Cantwell promotes aerospace jobs

October 25, 2011

The News Tribune - A day after she chaired a hearing in Seattle that focused on aerospace jobs, Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington state today is headed to Vancouver, where she plans to host a roundtable discussion with community leaders to examine strategies to keep the aerospace industry competitive.

According to Cantwell, the state’s aerospace industry currently employs 83,700 people, representing more than one-sixth of all aerospace workers in the nation. And last year, she said, Washington state exported more than $23.3 billion in aerospace products, 30 percent of all U.S. aerospace exports.

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