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Scappoose’s Oregon PCC Manu-
facturing Center Lands $100K
Portland Community College’s Foundation has
snared a sizable gift for an impending new
manufacturing teaching hub.
The Oregon Community Foundation revealed in June it has given PCC’s foundation a $100,000 Leadership Grant to help launch the Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center’s Training Center. The 32,000-square-foot center, de- signed to train students for manufacturing and other STEM-related jobs, is set to open this fall in Scappoose.
The money will help purchase capital equip- ment and fund scholarships and student finan- cial assistance.
Faraday Future Aims to Get Cali-
fornia EV Factory Up and Run-
ning By Next Summer
Faraday Future Inc. has unveiled a hybrid manufacturing strategy that will see the elec- tric vehicle maker build its flagship vehicle in California and future models overseas.
The Los Angeles company said in mid June that it will manufacture the luxury FF 91 in its refurbished 1.1 million-square-foot fac- tory in Hanford, California. Faraday has hired design firm Ware Malcomb to finalize the facil- ity’s architectural planning, interior design and civil engineering. The company said that the site will be able to produce about 10,000 vehicle per year when it’s up and running.
Faraday plans to go public via a reverse merger with Property Solutions Acquisition Corp. raising a billion dollars in the process. The company said that the FF 91 is expected to be ready to begin production within a year of the closing of the merger.
“FF has already completed significant in- vestment at our Hanford manufacturing facil- ity, and with the additional funding from our merger with PSAC, we anticipate that the plant will be up and running in the near future,” said Faraday Globel CEO Carsten Breitfeld in a statement.
United Adding Aircraft from
Boom Supersonic
United Airlines announced a commercial agreement with Denver-based aerospace company Boom Supersonic to add aircraft to its global fleet as well as a cooperative sustainability initiative.
Under the terms of the agreement, United will purchase 15 of Boom’s ‘Overture’ airlin- ers, once Overture meets United’s demanding safety, operating and sustainability require- ments, with an option for an additional 35 aircraft. The companies will work together on meeting those requirements before delivery. Once operational, Overture is expected to be the first large commercial aircraft to be net- zero carbon from day one, optimized to run on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). It is slated to roll out in 2025, fly in 2026 and expected to carry passengers by 2029. United and Boom will also work together to accelerate production of greater supplies of SAF.
Capable of flying at speeds of Mach 1.7 – twice the speed of today’s fastest airliners – Overture can connect more than 500 destina- tions in nearly half the time. Among the many future potential routes for United are Newark to London in just three and a half hours, Newark to Frankfurt in four hours and San Francisco to Tokyo in just six hours.
BAE Wins $105M Navy Contract
for USS San Diego Maintenance,
Repair
The San Diego ship repair business of BAE Systems has secured a potential $104.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy for maintenance, modernization and repair services in support of the USS San Diego, a San Antonio-class am- phibious transport dock.
BAE will execute contract work at its San Diego, California facility through November 2022.
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