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Raytheon expansion brings more high-tech manufacturing jobs.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 30-OCT-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Raytheon expansion brings more high-tech manufacturing jobs.(Company overview)

Article Excerpt
FOREST -- Unlike some parts of the country, Forest and Scott County are retaining manufacturing jobs and creating more. The expansion of the Raytheon Company, a leading supplier of advanced, electronically-scanned products for the U.S. Department of Defense, is being applauded by city and county leaders.

The 90,000-square-foot expansion to the Forest plant is now under construction and will increase the employee base by 18%, bringing 110 new jobs to the area for a total of about 1,000 employees.

"These are high-tech jobs and it's great," said Forest Mayor Nancy Chambers. "Raytheon is as fine a corporate citizen as a town can have. They are constantly working toward protecting...

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