The factory will employ at least 520 people with an average salary of $85,000, according to the city of Fort Worth.
FORT WORTH, Texas — “The largest Army contract ever” will be fulfilled in Fort Worth, officials announced Tuesday.
Bell Textron Inc. will invest $632 million in a Fort Worth factory that will help build the Army’s next-generation assault helicopter, a contract that could be worth up to $70 billion.
The factory will be located in a 44,373-square-foot building formerly occupied by Stanley Black & Decker at 15100 N. Beach Street in the Alliance area of Fort Worth. It’s expected to bring hundreds of jobs with it.
Fort Worth-based Bell Textron Inc. was awarded a billion-dollar contract with the U.S. Army to provide its next-generation assault helicopter, the V-280 Valor. The contract could be worth up to $70 billion. The new Fort Worth factory will construct components for the V-280 valor.
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