# Orizon Aerostructures breaks ground on 120,000 sq ft expansion in Chanute, Kansas

Orizon Aerostructures broke ground on a 120,000 square foot expansion at its Chanute, Kansas campus on September 24, 2019. The addition will be used for assembling a section of the Boeing 737 fuselage for Spirit AeroSystems, and will increase employment from 320 to 420-470.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-09-27
- Where: Chanute, Kansas, United States
- Jobs: 150
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 120,000 square feet expansion; total nearly 300,000 square feet
- Products: aerostructures, Boeing 737 fuselage sections
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Orizon Aerostructures](https://endata.com/companies/23178.md)
- [Boeing](https://endata.com/companies/685.md) (customer)
- [Spirit AeroSystems](https://endata.com/companies/16652.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [orizonaero.com](https://www.orizonaero.com/news/single/orizon-aerostructures-announces-their-continuing-partnership-with-the-city-of-chanute-ks/), 2019-09-27: "Orizon has a vision is to Build Something Unique; which goes beyond our investments in new buildings, new equipment and advanced technologies."

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