# GE Aviation invests $4.3 billion in US operations

GE Aviation's vice president Colleen Athens announced a $4.3 billion investment over five years in GE Aviation's U.S. operations, including new factories in Lafayette, Indiana, and Asheville, North Carolina.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2017-04-07
- Where: Lafayette, Indiana; Asheville, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $4.30B
- Status: announced
- Products: LEAP engine
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [GE Aviation](https://endata.com/companies/1647.md)

## Sources

- [geaerospace.com](https://www.geaerospace.com/news/articles/manufacturing/manufacturing-brilliance-showcasing-ges-next-gen-manufacturing-efforts), 2017-04-07: "Colleen Athens, vice president and GM of GE Aviation's Supply Chain, described the $4.3 billion investment in five years by GE Aviation in its U.S. operations."

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