Aviation and Aerospace
A national leader in aviation, aerospace, and engineering industries
United Technologies’ 300+ new jobs highlights growth in Gardens
PALM BEACH GARDENS — Palm Beach County is poised for the biggest growth in the central-western communities in the next 20 years, but there’s one part of Palm Beach Gardens that’s seeing lots of new development now. It’s the former Briger tract off Donald Ross Road and... read morePalm Beach North is a recognized national leader in aviation, aerospace and engineering industries, with commercial and private aircraft, advanced high-tech manufacturing, aircraft parts, maintenance training, flight schools and universities, rocket systems, and helicopters.
As of 2013, 20,000+ people were employed in this sector, spanning 629 businesses, including B/E Aerospace (the worldwide leading manufacturer of passenger-cabin interior products for commercial and business jet aircraft ), global security and information technology giant Lockheed Martin, Pratt Whitney Rocketdyne, and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (which manufactures the UH-60M BlackHawk helicopter for the U.S. Army, among other vehicles).
Key Businesses
- Pratt & Whitney (A United Technologies Company)
- Lockheed Martin
- Sikorsky
- Aerojet Rocketdyne
- Florida Turbine Technologies – Jupiter
- PSM – Jupiter
- Agilis – Palm Beach Gardens
- Parametric Solutions – Jupiter
- Global Turbine Parts – Jupiter
- Turbine Technologies Corporation – Jupiter
- Chromalloy – Palm Beach Gardens