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Dec. 2--Cessna Aircraft distributed 60-day layoff notices Monday, the result of lowering production expectations for next year in a slowing economy. Cessna, which employs about 12,000 people in Wichita, told employees last month that it planned to cut 500 positions in Wichita and 165 in Bend, Ore. About 150 employees applied for a voluntary layoff program, the company said.

Department of the Army US ARMY AVIATION & MISSILE COMMAND, REDSTONE ARSENAL AL 35898-5280. Notice Type: CONTRACT AWARD. Posted Date: 01-DEC-08. Agency: Department of the Army. Office: U. S. Army Materiel Command. Location: U.S. ARMY AVIATION AND MISSILE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT COMMAND. Office Address: US ARMY AVIATION & MISSILE COMMAND, REDSTONE ARSENAL AL 35898-5280.

Department of the Army US ARMY AVIATION & MISSILE COMMAND, REDSTONE ARSENAL AL 35898-5280. Notice Type: CONTRACT AWARD. Posted Date: 26-NOV-08. Agency: Department of the Army. Office: U. S. Army Materiel Command. Location: U.S. ARMY AVIATION AND MISSILE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT COMMAND. Office Address: US ARMY AVIATION & MISSILE COMMAND, REDSTONE ARSENAL AL 35898-5280.

Department of the Army US ARMY AVIATION & MISSILE COMMAND, REDSTONE ARSENAL AL 35898-5280. Notice Type: CONTRACT AWARD. Posted Date: 26-NOV-08. Agency: Department of the Army. Office: U. S. Army Materiel Command. Location: U.S. ARMY AVIATION AND MISSILE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT COMMAND. Office Address: US ARMY AVIATION & MISSILE COMMAND, REDSTONE ARSENAL AL 35898-5280.

Department of the Army US ARMY AVIATION & MISSILE COMMAND, REDSTONE ARSENAL AL 35898-5280. Notice Type: CONTRACT AWARD. Posted Date: 24-NOV-08. Agency: Department of the Army. Office: U. S. Army Materiel Command. Location: U.S. ARMY AVIATION AND MISSILE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT COMMAND. Office Address: US ARMY AVIATION & MISSILE COMMAND, REDSTONE ARSENAL AL 35898-5280.

Nov. 24--Bell Helicopter is finding that trying to do business with India's government and military can be difficult. Bell officials decided last week to withdraw from a competition to sell 197 reconnaissance helicopters to India because requirements for offset work were too onerous. "The bottom line is it was unaffordable," said Joe LaMarca, senior vice president of communications.

Nov. 24--Want to know just how bad the economic slump is? The worst in 20 years, if canapes and wine glasses are any indicator. That's the finding of Battalia Winston Amrop, an executive search firm that has been surveying businesses across the country about their holiday party plans for two decades. The number of parties directly reflects the state of the economy, according to the company.

Nov. 23--SULLIVAN -- In a tiny, windowless room at Carden Machine Shop Inc., Jean Hines takes off her goggles and gives her work the once-over. She cups the piece of fighter plane in her hand.

Nov. 23--The stage has been set for a painful recession in Central Oregon, according to a University of Oregon economist who compiles a quarterly snapshot of the region's economy.

BC-AIA-Outreach-Campaign. To: NATIONAL EDITORS. Contact: Alexis Allen of Aerospace Industries Association, +1-703-358-1075, +1-703-362-0682, Alexis.allen@aia-aerospace.org. The Aerospace Industries. Association is launching an outreach campaign to underscore the value of the. aerospace and defense industry to our nation's economic health.

Business Editors/Defense Writers. AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that it has been awarded a 12-month contract valued at approximately $3 million by the U.S. Army’s Project Manager Soldier Weapons organization for 50 Projectile Detection and Cueing gunshot detection systems.

Business Editors. Marking its exit from the pump and power transmission industries, Textron Inc. today announced that it has completed the sale of its Fluid & Power business unit to Clyde Blowers Capital Fund II LP. About Clyde Blowers.

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RDATE:12112008. From the world's business leaders to top market professionals, Equedia.com takes you straight to the people behind today's most important business stories - that includes you! Today -- after marking its exit from the pump and power transmission industries, Textron Inc. announced that it has completed the sale of its Fluid & Power business unit to Clyde Blowers Capital Fund II LP.

Business Editors. Textron Inc. today announced that due to continued softening in the global economic environment, it is revising its 2009 Citation jet production schedule. While detailed planning is still underway, at this time, the company expects deliveries will be up slightly over 2008 next year, reflecting continued ramp-up of the new Mustang program.

Business Editors. Textron Inc. today announced that Chairman, President and CEO, Lewis B. Campbell will be presenting at the Goldman Sachs Global Industrials Conference in New York City tomorrow, Wednesday, November, 5, 2008 at 9:30 a.m., Eastern. About Textron. Textron Inc. is a $13.2 billion multi-industry company operating in 34 countries with approximately 44,000 employees.

Business Editors. Textron Marine & Land Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, has been awarded a $4.6 million contract by the United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command to reset 12 M1117 Armored Security Vehicles.