Boeing moving 500 jobs to St. Louis

As part of plans to relocate defense services work out of Washington state, Boeing is moving 500 jobs to St. Louis, according to the St. Louis Business Journal.

Another 900 jobs are being relocated to Oklahoma City, the company announced.Some additional work also will be moved to Jacksonville, Florida, and Patuxent River, Maryland.

The changes, which will take up to three years to complete, will affect about 2,000 employees, according to the company.

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