# Pratt & Whitney to invest $206M, add 400 jobs in Columbus, Georgia

Pratt & Whitney will expand its operations in Columbus, Georgia, with a $206 million investment creating nearly 400 new jobs at its Columbus Engine Center and Columbus Forge facilities.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-06-20
- Where: Columbus, Georgia, United States
- Value: $206.0M
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: 2028
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 400 GTF engines per year
- Products: aircraft engine maintenance and components
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Pratt & Whitney](https://endata.com/companies/234.md)
- [RTX Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/13755.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [gov.georgia.gov](https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2023-06-20/gov-kemp-pratt-whitney-georgia-expansion-takes-paris-air-show), 2023-06-20: "Pratt & Whitney will expand their operations in Columbus, Georgia. This project will create nearly 400 new jobs and bring $206 million in investment to Muscogee County."
- [upi.com](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/06/20/france-pratt-whitney-announce-206-million-georgia-investment/3621687292505/), 2023-06-20: "The investment will go toward new machinery and for an 81,000-square-foot expansion for the company's Columbus Engine Center."
- [businessfacilities.com](https://businessfacilities.com/pratt-whitney-georgia-expansion-takes-off/), 2023-06-21: "This investment will help ensure that we have the infrastructure, machinery, and equipment upgrades in place to provide the best products and services to our customers worldwide."
- [manufacturingdive.com](https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/pratt-whitney-rtx-206m-expanding-columbus-georgia-plant/654030/), 2023-06-28: "This investment will help ensure that we have the infrastructure, machinery, and equipment upgrades in place to provide the best products and services to our customers worldwide."

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