Colorado EDC awards ‘Project Airplane’ $2.15 million in incentives for expansion

By Bernadette Berdychowski | Denver Gazette

The Colorado Economic Development Commission on Thursday approved $2.15 million in job growth tax incentives to an airplane manufacturer.

The company, dubbed as “Project Airplane,” is looking to build a new seat production and customer experience center, according to the EDC. It’s considering expanding in Colorado or Florida.

The EDC described the unnamed company — to protect confidentiality in the competitive process between states to attract businesses — as a manufacturer within the aerospace industry with 3,000 employees that has gotten tax incentives from Colorado before.

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