CA to Get 7,500 New Jobs

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Muhammed El-Hasan
on March 5, 2008 11:11 AM | | Comments (0) |

On Friday, the Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. and its European partner, France-based Airbus, a $40 billion contract to build 179 refueling tankers.

Northrop Grumman expects the program to generate $360 million in annual economic activity in California, creating more than 7,500 direct and indirect jobs.

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