DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Boeing cut the ribbon Tuesday on its new engineering center at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Research Park, a project leaders say will bring hundreds of high-paying jobs and a major economic boost to Volusia County.

The 65,000-square-foot facility, located inside the Cici and Hyatt Brown Center for Aerospace Technology, will support Boeing’s Defense, Space and Security programs. Company officials announced about 400 new technical and engineering jobs are expected to come with the opening.

“These are good, high-paying, technical and engineering jobs for us,” said Mark Spears, Boeing vice president of Fighters. “It’s a great opportunity to tap into a wealth of talent that exists here, certainly off the university, but really in Central Florida in general.”

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