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Southwest to open Austin crew base, pledges about 2,000 jobs as state and city offer incentives
Summary
Southwest Airlines said it will open a pilot crew base in Austin in March and expand flights and gates, a move officials said will add about 2,000 jobs. Gov. Greg Abbott and city leaders said the state will provide $14 million and the city will seed $5.5 million over five years to support the project.
Southwest Airlines will open a new crew base in Austin in March and expand its local operations, a development company and city officials said that they expect to create roughly 2,000 jobs and boost flight frequency at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
"We are so excited about an announcement today that will add 2,000 more high paying jobs right here in Austin, Texas," Gov. Greg Abbott said at a news event hosted at the airport, adding that the state will provide $14,000,000 through the Texas Enterprise Fund to help move the project forward and that $375,000 of that award is intended to support veteran hiring.
Mayor Kirk Watson said the Austin City Council unanimously approved a performance-based agreement to support the expansion and emphasized workforce development and community benefits. "Yesterday, the Austin…
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