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The world's largest aerospace and defense company, Boeing has annual sales of $61.5 billion and 150,000 employees in 70 countries, including several hundred at its Chicago headquarters. Founder William Boeing starting building airplanes from a hangar in the Seattle area in 1916, and the bulk of Boeing's commercial airplane manufacturing remains clustered near Puget Sound. While European rival Airbus SAS gambled on a super-jumbo jet earlier this decade, Boeing correctly anticipated that airlines valued range and fuel-efficiency over aircraft size. The resulting product, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, has garnered more than $100 billion in sales, although the company has suffered some production s...
The world's largest aerospace and defense company, Boeing has annual sales of $61.5 billion and 150,000 employees in 70 countries, including several hundred at its Chicago headquarters. Founder William Boeing starting building airplanes from a hangar in the Seattle area in 1916, and the bulk of Boeing's commercial airplane manufacturing remains clustered near Puget Sound. While European rival Airbus SAS gambled on a super-jumbo jet earlier this decade, Boeing correctly anticipated that airlines valued range and fuel-efficiency over aircraft size. The resulting product, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, has garnered more than $100 billion in sales, although the company has suffered some production stumbles. The Dreamliner's first flight is set for late 2008.
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A towering effort
Patrick Vogel never saw the World Trade Center outside of photographs, and he didn't know anyone who died on9/11. But as far as the Long Beach artist is concerned, he has a connection — a slight, geographical one — to the terrorist attacks...
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In The Pipeline: Revelations on a reel
Jeff Vilencia and Debbie Martinez are self-described "motion picture film cultural archaeologists." What that means, exactly, is that they scour the world for forgotten vintage home movies at swap meets, auctions, storage units, estate sales —...Tags: Led Zeppelin (music group), Movies, Entertainment, Invention and Innovation
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In The Pipeline: One small step for a columnist
Houston, we have a problem. Or at least, we had a problem. That was until a little mystery involving outer space, the Apollo program and telephone poles was solved earlier this week. A couple of months ago, my friend, Huntington Beach Marine Safety Chief...Tags: Christianity, Aerospace Manufacturing, Schools, Science and Technology, Mormon
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College foundation director honored at chamber awards
The Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce named Golden West College employee Margie Bunten its Outstanding Citizen of the year at an annual luncheon Thursday. Bunten, a Huntington resident for 36 years, is the director of the Golden West College...Tags: Marketing, Chiropractic, Human Interest
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Portraits of a troubled economy
Elyssa Houchen smiled faintly as she faced the camera.
"I'm 17," she wrote in her response to the photographer's question. "My dad couldn't make enough money to keep my mother married to him. She left. I now live with my dad, older sister and 3 room...Tags: Arts and Culture, Arts, Photography, Drugs and Medicines, Los Angeles Times
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In the Pipeline: Ham radio to the rescue
A recent headline on Reuters read: "Subculture of Americans prepares for civilization's collapse." The subsequent story documented a subculture of Americans who refer to themselves as "preppers." As the story stated, "Some are driven by a fear of imminent...Tags: FBI, Radio, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Libraries, Arts and Culture
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District to dedicate new campus
A dedication ceremony is scheduled Friday for the new Coast High School and Huntington Beach Adult School building.
The building at 17231 Gothard St. is the new home of the two schools, which share the same space and administration, said Principal...Tags: Arts and Culture, Culture, Ocean View, Ceremonies, Culture
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What to watch for in 2012
A new mayor. A new Assembly representative. For that matter, a new queen. Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley have plenty of things to anticipate in 2012 —and leadership is only part of the picture. Here are stories to watch for in the coming...Tags: Central Park, Los Angeles Police Department, Trials, Miss America Pageant, Local Elections
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Dwyer declares reelection run
Huntington Beach Councilman Devin Dwyer has announced his intention to run for reelection next year. Dwyer, 48, planned to kick off his 2012 campaign Wednesday at King's Fish House in Bella Terra. "I'd like to continue what I'm doing," he said. "I'm...Tags: Small Businesses, Los Angeles Police Department
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A watershed project in many ways
Diana Nguyen spent Tuesday at the Shipley Nature Center in a hard hat, orange vest and gloves, working by the outdoor nursery in the sweltering July sun.
Her job? Preparing for rain.
Nguyen, a sophomore at UC Berkeley, joined about a dozen other LA...Tags: Central Park, University of California, Berkeley, California, Human Interest
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Natural Perspectives: Community finally welcomes gardeners
After two years of seemingly endless planning meetings, the Huntington Beach Community Garden is finally going into the ground.
The new organic gardens will be at the end of Atlanta Avenue near Brookhurst Street, under the Southern California Edison...Tags: Politics, Colleges and Universities, Elections, Facebook, Water Restrictions
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Fired up for an original
In two concrete bunkers at the Boeing Co. complex, members of the Huntington Beach Fire Department are trying to restore the city's first motorized fire engine.
With the frame, engine and water pump in one room and the disassembled frame and a second...Tags: Tennessee, History, Arts and Culture, Renovation, Disasters and Accidents
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