# Pratt & Whitney to invest $650M in new Buncombe County, North Carolina plant, creating 800 jobs

Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies, plans to invest approximately $650 million through 2027 in a new manufacturing facility in Buncombe County, North Carolina. The operation is intended to create 800 new positions.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-10-22
- Where: Buncombe County, Asheville, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $650.0M
- Jobs: 800
- Status: announced
- Products: aircraft engines, turbine airfoils, auxiliary power units
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Pratt & Whitney](https://endata.com/companies/234.md)
- [United Technologies Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/937.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ashevillechamber.org](https://www.ashevillechamber.org/pratt-whitney-asheville/), 2020-10-20: "The milestone investment in new building, technology, machinery and equipment is intended to create 800 new positions through 2027."
- [foundrymag.com](https://www.foundrymag.com/molds-cores/article/21145965/engine-builder-plans-new-turbine-airfoil-plant-pratt-whitney), 2020-10-26: "Turbine airfoils are a critical component across our engine portfolio and demand will increase significantly as the market recovers over the next several years."

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