Tag: Boeing

Oliver Heating Brotherly owners addresses the media at a press conferenceBanking & Finance

On a Wing and a Prayer, Oliver Heating & Cooling Wins Firstrust Bank’s Brotherly Shove Business Spotlight

When the folks at Oliver Heating & Cooling submitted their entry into the Brotherly Shove Business Spotlight, a new contest from Firstrust Bank and the…

The Boeing Ridley Park plant.Manufacturing

Boeing Layoffs Nationwide Include Workers From Ridley Plant

Boeing is laying off 101 workers in Pennsylvania, divided among its plant here in Ridley Park and at two locations in Fayette County in western…

helicopterManufacturing

Boeing Announces $115 Million Contract for Two More Helicopters to be Built in Ridley

Boeing has another Army contract valued at $115 million to build two more Chinook Helicopters at its Ridley facility, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily…

The first complete CH-47F Block II on a recent test run at the Boeing plant in Ridley Park.Manufacturing

Newly-Designed Chinook Rolls Off Boeing Ridley Assembly Line; Many More to Come

On Monday, the first updated Chinook helicopter rolled off the assembly line at the Boeing Ridley plant, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily ‘Times.

The…

UPS driver sits in his truck.Economic Development

More Companies Are Opting to Bring Employees Back to Office Five Days a Week

UPS recently informed its employees that it will require full-time office attendance, joining a small group of big companies that are pushing for five…

A statue of P.I.T. founder Walter Garrison at the Media campus of the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology.Career Development

For 70 Years, the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology has Guided Students to Worthwhile Careers

You could say the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is not the same school it was when it started 70 years ago, and you’d be…

A Boeing airplane on the groundManufacturing

Wall Street Journal: Bring the Old Boeing Back

Boeing investors are focused on the company making money again after a tough few years, but they should be asking instead when Boeing will have…

The Black Hawk DefiantManufacturing

Boeing’s Ridley Park Plant Would Expand if It Wins a New Black Hawk Contract

Boeing’s Ridley Park plant has a good shot at manufacturing the U.S. Army’s new generation of Black Hawk helicopters, writes Ryan Mulligan…

Tony Britt of Oxford exits the cockpit of a Chinook at Boeing in Ridley Park.Manufacturing

$5.2 Billion Chinook Deal From Germany Nearly at Doorstep of Ridley Boeing Plant

The Ridley Boeing plant has come into a potentially lucrative $5.27 billion deal to produce 60 new Chinook CH-47F military helicopters for Germany…

A heavy-lift Chinook helicopter from BoeingManufacturing

Britain Swoops in to Buy Chinook Helicopters at Ridley Park Boeing Plant

Boeing has signed a nearly $2 billion contract with the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence for 14 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters, writes Michael Tyrrell…

Commerce

Boeing’s Ridley Park Helicopter Facility Stays Open, Seattle Jet Plants Shut Down

Boeing Co. said Monday it is keeping its production lines open for the Osprey craft and Chinook helicopters at its Ridley Park plant, writes Joseph…

Manufacturing

Boeing’s Halt of 737 Max Production To Impact Several Local Businesses

Boeing’s decision to halt production of its biggest seller, the 737 max jets, will negatively impact several local businesses along with the nation’s…