Aviation firm adding 1,000 N.C. jobs (The Charlotte Observer)

A Kansas aviation-parts company will expand at the Global TransPark in Kinston, creating more than 1,000 jobs and providing a boost to Eastern North Carolina's economy. Spirit AeroSystems of Wichita, Kan., makes aircraft components such as fuselages and wings for companies including Boeing and Airbus. To win the project, the Golden LEAF Foundation, which manages more than $700 million in public ......