On February 1, 2024, Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of the aerospace conglomerate Raytheon Technologies, held a hiring event at Biltmore Square in Asheville, NC. As previously identified by the local organization Reject Raytheon, which formed in 2020 to protest the development of the Pratt & Whitney aerospace manufacturing center in south Buncombe County, this manufacturing center is expected to contribute to military operations carried out by the United States around the world.