Hawker Beechcraft laying off 170 at Little Rock

Published August 2, 2012 4:46pm ET



LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Aircraft manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft told 170 workers at a Little Rock factory Thursday that they would lose their jobs, the move coming weeks after the firm reached a deal to sell the company’s business jet business to a company in China.

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