In December, Fort Worth-based Bell Textron announced it had chosen its hometown for a new manufacturing center to build components for the Army’s next generation of helicopters.
The decision followed a years-long selection process and offers of economic support from state and local governments. The new facility is expected to create hundreds of high-paying jobs in Tarrant County, possibly for decades to come.
Here’s everything we know so far about the project.
Where in Fort Worth is Bell Textron’s new helicopter factory?
Bell’s new manufacturing facility will be at 15100 N. Beach St., off Interstate 35W in far north Fort Worth (just across the Denton County line)…