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Toll Free: 800-554-4373

Charlotte Regional Partnership
NASCAR Plaza
550 South Caldwell Street, Suite 760
Charlotte, NC 28202

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June 2008: Turbomeca, opens its first U.S. facility in Monroe, N.C.

  • The french-owned helicopter manufacturer, whose clients include Sikorsky and Boeing, operates out of a new $50 million facility
  • Since opening, the company has grown to nearly 200 employees.
  • The 120,000 sf newly built facility is the first place that parts are being manufactured outside of France.
  • Turbomeca received $5 million in incentives, including 41 acres for the site near the Monroe Regional Airport
  • A new contract with the U.S. Army to build turbo-jet engines for the Lakota light-utility helicopter prompted the need for U.S. a production platform.