"We are excited by the manufacturing expertise
at the Butte operation, including critical
skills in welding and fabrication," said Colleen
Athans, vice president and general manager of
the Supply Chain Division at GE Aviation. "We
are very fortunate to have a strong order book,
and this joint venture will provide much needed
additional capacity to meet our commitments."
Bert Robins, SeaCast vice president and co-owner
said, "We are thrilled to have our Butte
facility team up with GE Aviation. Our combined
core competencies create a truly unique
partnership that ensures the shop's growth and
provides Montana with strong, sustainable job
opportunities."
The relationship between GE and SeaCast dates
back many years. In 2010, the opportunity for a
formal partnership was advanced at Senator Max
Baucus' Montana Economic Development Summit in
Butte where GE Chairman and CEO, Jeff Immelt was
invited to serve as a keynote speaker.
"Great news like this is what our Montana
Economic Development Summits are all about:
bringing the right people together to create
good-paying jobs," said Baucus. "This is great
news for Butte and sends the signal far and wide
that Montana is an innovative and great place to
build the kinds of partnerships that will move
our economy forward. My hat goes off to the
folks at SeaCast and GE for coming together for
Montana jobs."
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