Boeing Extends Lease at Heath Facility
Licking County- The Boeing Company makes a more than $50 million investment at their Central Ohio Aerospace and Technology Center in Heath.
The Heath-Licking County Port Authority announced a long-term commitment through a lease extension with the Port Authority for cleanroom and advanced manufacturing space at the Central Ohio Aerospace and Technology Center. The current lease is now guaranteed through September 30, 2038 with an option through 2043.
In Heath, Boeing is engaged in maintenance, repair, and overhaul for a variety of aerospace and defense guidance and navigation systems as well as the manufacturing of radar antennae.
“For nearly 30 years, our partnership with the Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority has enabled us to put down deep roots in the community while supporting a variety of missions essential to our nation’s defense and security,” said Mike Murasky, director of Boeing Strategic Deterrent Systems. “This shared history, along with our latest investment, underscores our commitment to ensuring that Heath, Ohio, continues to be a vibrant hub for aerospace and defense manufacturing for many years to come.”
Additionally, the Port Authority announced a local commitment of nearly $3 million to build a strategic capability new to the facility. A state-of-the-art sensitive compartmented information facility, known as a SCIF, will be installed. The Port Authority believes the SCIF will position Boeing to attract future-oriented, next generation work to the facility. The local commitment is furnished via Port Authority capital funds.
“This news is significant news not just for Heath and Licking County, but all of Ohio,” said Port Authority President and CEO Rick Platt. “This $50 million investment is a commitment to the long-term future of Boeing’s unique capabilities in Licking County and Ohio. It’s a commitment that resonates with the community, the current workforce, and the future workforce. This facility is a national asset, and this commitment strengthens its capabilities for the national defense which have spanned more than six decades here in Licking County.”
The Boeing Company reports more than $5.8 billion in supplier spending with more than 300 supplier businesses in Ohio in 2024. Ohio is one of Boeing’s top ten largest supplier states. The Port Authority owns and manages the Central Ohio Aerospace and Technology Center in Heath and is the largest self-sustaining port authority in Ohio.
