Dassault Falcon Jet announces $60M Ark. expansion

Published May 29, 2013 8:49pm ET



LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Dassault Falcon Jet will add $60 million in facilities at its Little Rock completion center, where it will perform finishing work on a new jet it plans to introduce, the company announced Wednesday.

The move preserves 400 high-paying jobs in Little Rock and will create new positions, Arkansas Economic Development Director Grant Tennille said. The company said the volume of new jobs depends on demand for aircraft three years from now, when the new operation is to come on line.

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