# Park Electrochemical expands aerospace facilities in Newton, Kansas for $19M

Park Electrochemical Corp. announced a major expansion of its aerospace manufacturing, development and design facilities at Newton City-County Airport in Newton, Kansas, including a 90,000 sq ft redundant facility, at a cost of approximately $19 million, expected to be completed in the first half of 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-12-17
- Where: Newton, Kansas, United States
- Value: $19.0M
- Jobs: 73
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 90,000 square feet
- Products: advanced composite materials, film adhesives, lightning strike materials
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Park Electrochemical](https://endata.com/companies/33347.md)

## Sources

- [parkaerospace.com](https://parkaerospace.com/press-releases/park-electrochemical-corp-announces-major-expansion-of-its-aerospace-manufacturing-development-and-design-facilities-in-newton-kansas/), 2018-12-17: "Park was a newcomer to Newton, Kansas when we built our original facility there about ten years ago, but the people of Newton have gone out of their way to make us feel welcome and at home in their special Newton, Kansas community."
- [kwch.com](https://www.kwch.com/content/news/Company-plans-188-million-expansion-at-Newton-airport-502964341.html), 2018-12-17: "The project is expected to break ground in the next six months and be completed in early 2020."

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