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Jamestown (CSi) On Thursday, August 25, 2022 Jamestown Collins Aerospace employees, representatives, leaders, and others watched as ground was broken on their expansion.

It includes 20,000 square-feet of additional manufacturing space. It modernizes the site’s chemical processing and paint lines to meet their increased production needs, maximize operational efficiency, and improve site ergonomics.

This first phase of an expansion of Collins Aerospace in Jamestown is expected to be completed by May 2023. The entire project expected to be completed by 2027.

Since 1980, Collins Aerospace has since grown to include three facilities and nearly 500 employees.

VP & GM Brad Haselhorst spoke about the expansion and what it means for Collins.

Jamestown Mayor Dwaine Heinrich talked about the longtime support and involvement Collins Aerospace has had with the city.

He lauded Collins Aerospace and the Jamestown Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) to make the new 20,000 square-foot additional manufacturing space possible.

JSDC VP of Business Development Corry Shevlin says the work to get this project goes back to 2018.

Shevlin says Collins Aerospace will be the first tenant of the Jamestown Aviation Park, that will help them continue to be the largest private employer in Jamestown.

At the ceremony, the shovel that was first used when Collins Aerospace first broke ground in Jamestown more than 50 years ago, was brought back and used Thursday.

Jamestown is the headquarters for Collins Aerospace’s Cargo Systems, with innovative solutions for the U.S. military and commercial aircraft around the globe.