AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
Politics may play big role in who builds `First Chopper'.
Byline: Bob Cox
FORT WORTH, Texas _ President Bush and senior Pentagon officials may soon face a tough, politically charged decision over buying a new generation of presidential helicopters.
It could come down to an election-year choice between an old-line American company and its workers, or Bush's good friend and ally, British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
The Pentagon recently launched a competition to build a new generation of modern, high-tech helicopters that will serve as executive transports for the president _ designated Marine One when he's aboard _ and other top U.S. officials.
It's a contest that pits Connecticut-based Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.'s S-92 helicopter against a U.S.-European consortium made up of Lockheed Martin Corp., the British-Italian aerospace firm AgustaWestland and Fort Worth-based Bell Helicopter, offering the US-101.
Proposals are due Monday to the Navy and Marine officials overseeing the program. A decision is expected this spring.
Industry ...
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Bud Kennedy Column.
- News wire article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News October 11, 2003 700+ words
By Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune...bring the Oklahoma or Texas headquarters to Fort Worth would pay off. "The...dfw.com (c) 2003, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas. Distributed by Knight...
- Fort Worth, Texas, Uses Cowboy Culture to Lure Foreign Tourists.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Wood, Sean October 13, 1999 700+ words
...the state and Six Flags Over Texas. Fort Worth's push to attract more foreign...a plethora of those." The Fort Worth and Texas sales missions play on a Wild...growth areas by the state and by Fort Worth. Texas ranked sixth in the country...
- Career Centers of Texas - Fort Worth to Host Graduation Ceremony for 364...
- Press release article from: Business Wire October 6, 2006 700+ words
...Commerce Board Member, to Keynote Ceremony FORT WORTH, Texas -- Career Centers of Texas - Fort Worth announced it will host a graduation today...Memorial Center at 3401 West Lancaster in Fort Worth, Texas. The ceremony will recognize 364 students...
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Real Estate Report.
- News wire article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News February 12, 2001 700+ words
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune...Sandra Baker FORT WORTH--TEXAS SENIOR CARE LEASES...IRVING: The North Texas Commission has renewed...quality of life of Fort Worth and Dallas. Richard...
- Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas, Area Ends 2001 with 5,000 Fewer Jobs.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News March 9, 2002 700+ words
...Maria M. Perotin, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder...630,500 jobs and Fort Worth Arlington has gained...according the Texas Workforce Commission...com (c) 2002, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas. Distributed by...
- Retired Fort Worth, Texas, Ad Agency Executive Dies.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News October 16, 2002 700+ words
By Sandra Baker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 16--FORT WORTH, Texas--Roger Rienstra, chief...dfw.com (c) 2002, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas. Distributed by Knight...
- Fort Worth, Texas, Hopes to Cash In on Western Heritage with Foreign Tourists.
- News wire article from: Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX) May 18, 2000 700+ words
...Sean Wood May 18--FORT WORTH, Texas--Shouts of "Yee...at Billy Bob's Texas are nothing new...accent is something Fort Worth tourism officials...animals from the Fort Worth Zoo's Wilds of Texas exhibit, were offered...
- Fort Worth, Texas, Hopes to Cash In on Western Heritage with Foreign...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Wood, Sean May 19, 2000 700+ words
May 18--FORT WORTH, Texas--Shouts of "Yee...at Billy Bob's Texas are nothing new...accent is something Fort Worth tourism officials...viewed animals from the Fort Worth Zoo's Wilds of Texas exhibit, were offered...
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Heard Around Town Column.
- News wire article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News August 4, 2003 700+ words
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune...then-largest bank, Fort Worth National, and its holding company, Texas American Bancshares...become chairman of Texas American, left Fort Worth in 1990 and resurfaced...
- Fort Worth, Texas, Area Shows Big Increase in High-Tech Jobs.
- News wire article from: Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX) December 6, 2000 700+ words
...city, said AeA Texas Council Executive...investment in the Fort Worth Alliance Airport...technology firms like Texas Instruments and...Hendrick said the Fort Worth area was the fastest...com (c) 2000, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas. Distributed...
Source: HighBeam Research, Politics may play big role in who builds `First Chopper'.