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    Full of Jobs, Boeing's Dreamliner Lands in S.C., Will It Ever Take Off Again?
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    In another interview with the Seattle Times, Bobbie Skar, a shop steward on the 787 who has worked for the company 24 years, cautioned, "Boeing is going to suffer, because they don't have the trained work force in South Carolina." South Carolina executives, officials, and educators who have grown the technical college training network, as well as undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering, advanced materials and related curriculum, refute Skar's point, citing BMW's South Carolina-based manufacturing. Full Article at Fast Company
    Boeing is going to suffer, because they don't have the trained work force in South Carolina.
    SOURCE: Fast Company 4 weeks ago
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Full of Jobs, Boeing's Dreamliner Lands in S.C., Will It Ever Take Off Again?
  1. Water and infrastructure is not an issue.
    SOURCE: Fast Company 4 weeks ago
  2. I think they're on their way to China.
    SOURCE: Fast Company 4 weeks ago
  3. means lowering taxes, easing regulatory burdens in our state's tort and workers' compensation systems, and keeping South Carolina a right-to-work state.
    SOURCE: Fast Company 4 weeks ago
  4. This is not smokestack manufacturing. Even their suppliers won't be as water dependent as textile manufacturers.
    SOURCE: Fast Company 4 weeks ago
  5. The skill sets required by the people assembling and testing are there.
    SOURCE: Fast Company 4 weeks ago
  6. Boeing's decision to expand their presence in our state with an infusion of jobs and capital investment represents not only enormously good news for our state's economy, but also a telling dividend from our state's continued efforts to better our business climate
    SOURCE: Fast Company 4 weeks ago
  7. When you look at the level of complexity of assembling a 7 Series, it is not all that different from an aircraft
    SOURCE: Fast Company 4 weeks ago

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