Virginia Tech partnership with Boeing Company expands
ARLINGTON, Va. (WDBJ) - The partnership between Virginia Tech and the Boeing Company continues to grow.
The global aerospace company has committed $50 million to Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus in Alexandria. During a news conference Monday morning, Boeing said it will establish a new veterans’ transition center there.
Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun spoke about the importance of the Innovation Campus and related projects.
“The role of this innovation corridor, which I will refer to, which we have become a part of, I think is critically important to laying claim to the high ground with respect to innovation and STEM,” Calhoun said.
Boeing recently moved its world headquarters to northern Virginia.
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