House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1130

Pratt & Whitney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Larry Pelton

Organization:

Business Development Board of Palm Beach County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Pratt & Whitney

Date Submitted:

01/26/2000 5:08:57 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Sharon Merchant

Service Area:

Regional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Palm Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Liquid Space Propulsion Division of Pratt & Whitney

Contact:

Kevin Auden

 

P.O. Box 109600

Contact Phone:

(561) 796-4449

 

 

West Palm Beach 33410

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funds to be used to reduce interest expense on $55 million loan to construct rocket test stands at Palm Beach County site.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Retain 800 jobs and receive additional 500 jobs in expansion of a traget industry. Average salary $70,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Job retention/growth of 1300 jobs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$4,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$75,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$1,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

No

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Economic development files at Enterprise Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

02/01/2000