Wednesday, September 10, 2003
Political and business leaders in Everett are feeling pretty good about their chances.
They are looking for the Boeing board meeting on October 29 as a key decision point, even though others have suggested the decision will come at the end of the year.
And why not be confident? The state has put forth a $3 billion in tax incentives and $4 billion in transportation improvements. They have an existing, underutilized assembly facility, and the Port is building a $15.5 million rail and dock facility to handle the larger containers that the 7E7 needs.
In the face of all this, it seems nuts for Boeing to build a new facility somewhere else (that is, if the project goes forward at all.)
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Everett leaders feeling good about the 7E7
