OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ROBERT BENTLEY
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR EVENT ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012
Governor Bentley to Celebrate 50 Years of Boeing in Alabama
HUNTSVILLE – Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday will be in Huntsville to attend the 50th anniversary celebration of the Boeing Company in Alabama.
The largest aerospace company in Alabama, Boeing maintains its Strategic Missile & Defense Systems headquarters in Huntsville, as well as its largest program, Ground-Based Midcourse Defense. Huntsville also hosts Boeing Exploration Launch Systems, which oversees the Space Launch System (NASA’s new heavy-lift launch vehicle) and support for the International Space Station.
Boeing obtained its Alabama business license on April 30, 1962. Today, the company has 2,600 employees, 425 Alabama suppliers, and considerable investment in land and facilities in the Huntsville area.
The celebration will be held at the Saturn V Hall at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center at 11:00 a.m.
WHO: Governor Robert Bentley
WHAT: Celebration of 50 years of Boeing in Alabama
WHEN: Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Davidson Center, Saturn V Hall
One Tranquility Base
Huntsville, AL
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For more information, contact the Governor’s Press Office at 334-242-7150.