{"id":23979,"date":"2017-07-14T16:42:37","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T16:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/14\/alabama-city-approves-deal-for-blue-origin-rocket-engine-plant\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:01:55","slug":"alabama-city-approves-deal-for-blue-origin-rocket-engine-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2017\/07\/14\/alabama-city-approves-deal-for-blue-origin-rocket-engine-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama city approves deal for Blue Origin rocket engine plant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HUNTSVILLE, Ala. \u2014 A rocket engine factory and nearly 400 high-paying jobs could come to an Alabama city.<br\/><br\/>AL.com\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.al.com\/news\/huntsville\/index.ssf\/2017\/07\/huntsville_oks_deal_confident.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.al.com\/news\/huntsville\/index.ssf\/2017\/07\/huntsville_oks_deal_confident.html\">reports<\/a>\u00a0the Huntsville City Council unanimously approved the two-phase deal Thursday night to bring a Blue Origin factory that would create full-time jobs with hourly wages averaging at least $36. Blue Origin would invest a total of $200 million.<br\/><br\/>The agreement depends on Blue Origin Alabama getting a production contract from United Launch Alliance, which needs a new engine. ULA assembles rockets in Decatur to launch military and commercial satellites into space.<br\/><br\/><b>To get all the\u00a0<\/b><b>news about space and strategic systems delivered to your inbox every month, be sure to <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/link.defensenews.com\/join\/5ba\/sign-up\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: null\">sign up for our Military Space Report newsletter<\/a>.<\/b><br\/><br\/>City industrial recruiter Shane Davis says they&#8217;re confident the plant will come. 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