GE Aerospace Plans to Add 44 Jobs at Ashe County Plant as Part of $53 Million Expansion

County ends speculation, announces GE Aerospace as Project Pandora identity and incentive recipient

WEST JEFFERSON — While Ashe County Commissioners remained tight-lipped during board meetings this summer and fall about the identity of a ‘mystery business’ potentially receiving tax-funded economic incentives for local job creation, county officials announced on Nov. 24 that GE…

GE Aerospace plans to add 44 jobs at Ashe County plant as part of $53 million expansion

The manufacturer entered West Jefferson in January 2007 through its purchase of Smiths Aerospace for $4.8 billion

GE Aerospace Invests $52.9 Million in Major North Carolina Expansion

GE Aerospace just announced plans to invest more than $52.9 million in North Carolina to expand its advanced manufacturing and testing facility, strengthening one of North Carolina’s most valuable high-tech operations. The expansion will support new production capacity, testing capabilities, and additional workforce needs at a site that already builds some of the most critical components used in modern aviation. The West Jefferson facility—locat…

GE Aerospace to invest $53 million, create 44 jobs in Ashe County expansion

Cincinnati-based GE Aerospace will expand its West Jefferson manufacturing site with a $52.9 million investment expected to create 44 jobs over the next three years. The new jobs will have an average pay of $52,127, about 11.25% better than the current Ashe County average wage of $46,855. GE Aerospace has had a manufacturing site in West Jefferson since 2007. The company employs about 2,000 workers in North Carolina, spread out over five locatio…

Governor Stein Announces Expansion of GE Aerospace with a Nearly $53 Million Investment in West Jefferson

(RALEIGH) Today Governor Josh Stein announced GE Aerospace will add 44 new jobs in Ashe County. The company will invest more than $52.9 million to expand its site in West Jefferson.  “GE Aerospace’s expansion is a win for western North Carolina,” said Governor Josh Stein. “GE Aerospace could have chosen any location for this investment, …