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Boeing wings assembly

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Joe Copeland

Boeing is ready to make an announcement that it will build the wings for its new 777X in Everett, The Seattle Times reports. The announcement of construction of the new plant could be made as early as Tuesday. The decision could have longer-range implications for Everett, as well. The paper says that developing skills with composite materials could give Everett an advantage when it comes to future decisions about where to build other Boeing airliners. — J.C.

Joe Copeland

By Joe Copeland

Joe Copeland is the former senior editor for Crosscut, where he has been an editor since 2010. Before that, he was an editorial writer and columnist for the Seattle P-I and editorial page edi