Jeff Bergosh Blog: Massive, Positive Local and International Media Response to ST Engineering Aerospace Deal

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Massive, Positive Local and International Media Response to ST Engineering Aerospace Deal

Huge Economic Development Deal for Escambia County and Pensacola goes viral worldwide in the press. Historic!

The Escambia Board of County Commissioners joined the city of Pensacola and Florida West in attracting the World's #1 leader in Air Frame Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) services to come to Pensacola.

The County has now committed a total of $18 Million to this effort.

This week we signed an Historic Agreement in Singapore to massively expand this operation and bring thousands of GOOD jobs to our region!

The press coverage of this historic event has been huge...and it has been international.

Check out the coverage locally--- and overseas--of this monumental announcement and agreement!

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and in lots of other outlets.

While some still believe economic development is "not appropriate" for local governments to pursue--I could not disagree more. Actually---I believe what we are doing to grow jobs and diversify our tax base locally is an ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTION! I'm extremely proud of this agreement, this deal, and bringing these jobs home to Escambia County!