{"id":45477,"date":"2013-11-09T08:12:35","date_gmt":"2013-11-09T16:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=45477"},"modified":"2013-11-09T08:20:11","modified_gmt":"2013-11-09T16:20:11","slug":"morton-manufacturing-celebrates-grand-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/11\/09\/morton-manufacturing-celebrates-grand-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Morton Manufacturing celebrates grand opening"},"content":{"rendered":"
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City, county and state representatives join Morton Manufacturing executives for a photo outside of Morton\u2019s new facility in the Lancaster Business Park. (Photo courtesy city of Lancaster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LANCASTER \u2013 The City of Lancaster and Morton Manufacturing on Friday celebrated the grand opening of Morton\u2019s new 88,000 square foot facility in the Lancaster Business Park. The company will bring a total of 350 jobs to the Antelope Valley, including 220 existing employees as well as an anticipated 130 new positions for local workers, city officials said in a news release.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the midst of a recession and ensuing economic challenges, Lancaster and Morton Manufacturing have succeeded in facilitating a partnership which will reap tremendous benefits for both the business and our community,\u201d stated Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris.\u00a0 \u201cMorton now has the room it needs to grow and we are thrilled to be their new home.\u00a0 Their arrival marks only the beginning of a new wave of manufacturing here in Lancaster, as well as an incredible employment opportunity for our local residents.\u201d<\/p>\n

Launched in 1967, Morton Manufacturing specializes in the production of nickel-alloy bolts for gas-turbine aircraft engines. The firm, whose client list includes such companies as General Electric, Pratt Whitney and Rolls Royce, began seeking a new location in 2011 when incoming orders began to greatly outstrip the production capacity of their Santa Clarita facility. With approximately 40 percent of its existing workforce already residing in the Antelope Valley, Morton Manufacturing\u2019s search for a new site led them to Lancaster.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe greatly appreciate the business-friendly environment and consideration shown to us by all staff members at City Hall. It is a pleasure working with a city so dedicated to making all-encompassing transitions such as ours easy.\u00a0 We are excited to now be member of the City of Lancaster business community,\u201d stated Yolanda Morton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Morton Manufacturing.<\/p>\n

The type of base manufacturing jobs Morton Manufacturing provides are highly sought after by local municipalities.\u00a0 Considered \u201cwealth inducing,\u201d these positions create new wealth in an economy. In fact, according to the Manufacturing Institute, every dollar generated by the sale of a manufactured product supports $1.40 in output from other sectors.\u00a0 This is much more beneficial than money simply trading hands, as occurs in the retail and service sectors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese new jobs will go a long way toward stimulating our local economy,\u201d stated Lancaster Vice Mayor Marvin Crist. \u201cManufacturing jobs induce service jobs at an estimated 3 to 1 ratio.\u00a0 As such, Morton Manufacturing\u2019s move should not only bring 350 manufacturing jobs to Lancaster, but also result in a significant number of additional service sector jobs. In all, this move should result in a total local economic impact of up to 1,200 jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Morton Manufacturing\u2019s new 10.06-acre parcel is located in the Lancaster Business Park at 201 East Avenue K-15.<\/p>\n

Those interested in employment opportunities with Morton Manufacturing may call 661-298-0895.<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Information via press release from the city of Lancaster.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Previous related stories:<\/p>\n

Morton breaks ground on new Lancaster facility<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Manufacturing firm to bring 300 jobs to the AV<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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LANCASTER \u2013 The City of Lancaster and Morton Manufacturing on Friday celebrated the grand opening of Morton\u2019s new 88,000 square foot facility in the Lancaster Business Park. The company will bring a total of 350 jobs to the Antelope Valley, including 220 existing employees as well as an anticipated 130 new positions for local workers, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45477"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45477\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}