Goodrich Plant Gets New Owner
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
A Hot Springs company plans to buy the
former Goodrich Aerostructures plant in Arkadelphia.
Goodrich and Chemco Aerospace, formed by a group of aerospace
professionals, are currently in negotiations, according to Gail
Warner, a spokeswoman for Goodrich.
In December 2001, Goodrich officials announced the company was
closing the plant because of poor market conditions in the airline
industry. The plant had 175 workers at that time and made parts for
out-of-production Boeing aircraft.
Chemco intends to use equipment purchased at a recent Goodrich
auction to expand its existing operations.
Chemco said it expects to create a "moderate" number of jobs
at the Arkadelphia plant.
Kelly Timbs, a founding partner of the new company, said Chemco
will be able to work on products made at C-M-T, a sheet metal
aircraft parts manufacturer in Hot Springs.
Posted by Mike Hellgren
