Local Company ETC Wins $40 Million International Military Contract; Create & Sustain Hundreds of Jobs for Pennsylvania; Official Public Announcement Held at ETC's NASTAR Center With Congressm
ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13(TH), 2009, ENVIRONMENTAL TECTONICS CORPORATION (ETC) WILL PUBLICLY COMMEMORATE ITS RECENTLY AWARDED $40-MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF TWO, NEXT GENERATION, MOTION-BASED FLIGHT SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY DEVICES (ATFS-400 & GL-4000) THAT WILL IMPROVE THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND TRAINING OF PILOTS. THE CONTRACT AWARD, ALONG WITH RECENTLY AWARDED CONTRACTS, WILL CREATE AND SUSTAIN HUNDREDS OF JOBS IN PA AND PROVIDE OVER 200,000 HOURS OF WORK BENEFITING A LOCAL MANUFACTURING COALITION OF 30 ASSOCIATED COMPANIES WHICH COMPRISE 'TEAM ETC'. CONGRESSMAN PATRICK MURPHY, A STAUNCH SUPPORTER OF ETC, WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE OFFICIAL CONTRACT ANNOUNCEMENT AND ADDRESS THE POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT THIS CONTRACT WILL HAVE FOR THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. BUCKS COUNTY COMMISSIONER JAMES F. CAWLEY WILL ALSO BE SPEAKING.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13(TH) (NASTAR CENTER, PHILADELPHIA):
WHO: PA Congressman Patrick Murphy, Bucks County Commissioner James F. Cawley and ETC CEO & President William F. Mitchell
WHAT: Environmental Tectonics Corporation (ETC) will publicly announce the award of its $40 million contract for the manufacture of two, next generation, motion-based flight simulation devices (ATFS-400 & GL-4000) that will improve the health, safety and training of pilots. The contract award, along with recently awarded contracts, will create and sustain hundreds of jobs in Pennsylvania and provide over 200,000 hours of work benefiting a local manufacturing coalition of 30 associated companies which comprise "Team ETC".
WHERE: ETC's NASTAR Center - 125 James Way, Southampton, Pennsylvania 18966 at 11:00 AM
* Interview and Photo Opportunities with Congressman Patrick Murphy, Bucks County Commissioner James F. Cawley and William F. Mitchell, CEO of ETC, will be available *
**Light refreshments followed by tour of ETC and NASTAR Center will follow **
TO CONFIRM ATTENDANCE FOR ANY OF THE EVENTS AND/OR ARRANGE PRE-SET INTERVIEWS WITH CONGRESSMAN PATRICK MURPHY, BUCKS COUNTY COMMISSIONER JAMES F. CAWLEY, OR WILLIAM F. MITCHELL PLEASE CONTACT BRIENNA HENWOOD (BHENWOOD@NASTARCENTER.COM OR 215-355-9100 X 1504)
/PRNewswire -- Nov. 11/
SOURCE Environmental Tectonics Corporation
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