Embraer Breaks Ground on U.S. Engineering Center
Embraer executives and elected Florida officials broke ground yesterday on the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer's engineering and technology center in Melbourne, Fla. The 67,000-sq-ft facility will open in mid-2014.
Embraer executives and elected Florida officials broke ground yesterday on the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer's engineering and technology center in Melbourne, Fla. The 67,000-sq-ft facility will open in mid-2014.

Embraer broke ground for a 67,000-sq-ft engineering and technology center in Melbourne, Fla., yesterday, marking further expansion of the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer’s footprint at this U.S. location. The new building, which is expected to open in mid-2014 and house 200 employees by 2017, will join Embraer’s Phenom assembly facility and executive jet customer service center at the Florida campus.