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 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2010 6:09 pm |
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Key dates of 2009 in the 787 decision March 11: Sen. Patty Murray and other representatives in Washington meet privately to talk with Boeing Co. CEO Jim McNerney about a second production line for the 787.April 9: Gov. Chris Gregoire proposes legislation to develop a state council on aerospace to help Washington maintain a competitive edge. May 15: Gregoire creates the council to work on keeping a second 787 line in Washington state. June 23: Boeing announces another delay in the 787’s first flight to reinforce stressed areas of the fuselage. July 7: Boeing buys Vought’s 787 plant in South Carolina for $580 million. July 8: Rep. Norm Dicks discloses that Boeing wants the Machinists union to give it a no-strike guarantee. Sept. 10: Workers at the South Carolina plant vote to decertify their Machinists union. Sept. 28: Washington state says it won’t provide more tax breaks for Boeing because they’re not needed to be competitive. Sept. 30: Boeing seeks land-clearing permits that would allow expansion of its South Carolina site. Oct. 21: The Machinists union was to submit a “best and final offer”; McNerney says the choice is down to Everett and Charleston, S.C. Oct. 28: Boeing chooses Charleston. |
- A revolutionary 747
- Fire breaks out at Everett car dealer
- Everett rethinks boutique wineries
- A tidy lawn could be law in Lynnwood
- Snohomish County's bargain housing won't last
- Boeing's 747-8 takes off after weather delay
- Plan for I-5 closures this week
- A new bowling alley for Monroe?
- Lake Stevens man homeless after fire
- I-5 bridge joint may give you a jolt, but it isn't damaged
- Vote on school levies by Tuesday
(11) - A tidy lawn could be law in Lynnwood (10)
- Lynnwood sets height limit on grass: 8 inches (5)
- Everett police officers cleared in 2008 shooting death (5)
- 1949 travel aid shows how few places blacks were welcome in Washington (4)
- I-5 bridge joint may give you a jolt, but it isn't damaged (4)
- Everett rethinks boutique wineries (4)
- County archive software paid for but waiting for set-up (3)
- State Senate votes to toss I-960's tax-raising hurdle (3)
- Three politicians who want Gregoire's job in 2012 (3)
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