GE Aviation taking applications

ELLISVILLE, Miss. -- GE Aviation will begin taking applications next month for its new composites parts factory. The announcement was made Thursday as Gov. Phil Bryant visited the nearly completed plant. The company expects to hire 250 workers within five years to make composite parts for aircraft engines and systems. GE Aviation is investing $56 million in the 340,000 square-foot Ellisville plant to meet growing aerospace demand. (Source: Hattiesburg American, 10/11/12)