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Boeing Opens Engineering Center in Daytona Beach
By: Hanneke Weitering
Caption: Company is leasing a facility at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University
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Boeing has opened a new engineering center in Daytona Beach, Florida, the company announced on September 10. Located in Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s research park, the facility will support Boeing’s defense, space, and security aircraft programs and other advanced technology efforts, the company said.
“This engineering center will accelerate Boeing’s work on critical defense programs and deepen our partnership with Embry‑Riddle, giving us access to an exceptional talent pipeline and enabling collaboration to drive aerospace innovation,” said Dan Gillian, vice president and general manager, Boeing Air Dominance.
Boeing is leasing 65,000 sq ft of space within the Cici and Hyatt Brown Center for Aerospace Technology, a recent expansion to Embry-Riddle’s research park made possible by a $25 million donation from local philanthropists Cici and Hyatt Brown in 2022. The state of Florida subsequently contributed another $20 million.
According to Boeing, the facility will create around 400 high-paying jobs in the greater Daytona Beach area. As part of the company’s outreach efforts, Boeing has also pledged to invest $100,000 in STEM education for local children via the Boys & Girls Club of Volusia/Flagler counties. 
“In addition to creating high-paying jobs, these collaborations cultivate a dynamic exchange between students, faculty, and industry leaders, ensuring innovation thrives at the intersection of education and enterprise,” said Embry-Riddle president P. Barry Butler. “We are delighted that Boeing’s new facility will draw on the rich pool of local talent and strengthen the vital pipeline between academic achievement and industry success—a partnership forged by the forward-thinking policies and steadfast support of both higher education and aerospace by the leadership of the state of Florida.”