Lockheed Martin to Move 560 Jobs to Texas from Marietta
Hundreds of Marietta-based Lockheed Martin employees who worked on the F-22 Raptor are having their jobs relocated to Fort Worth, Texas.
Lockheed Martin plans to move 560 salaried jobs from Marietta to its Fort Worth, Texas-based Aeronautics division by March, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Dallas Morning News and Fort Worth Star-Telegram report. Marietta employees affected include engineers, schedulers and persons in administrative positions. They have until Jan. 7 to decide if they plan to move. The employee group affected has been building the F-22 Raptor, and now they’ll be supporting the aircraft, Dallas News reports. Lockheed Martin continues to produce F-16 Fighting Falcons at a low level from the Fort Worth plant. That work has evolved into a support business that includes making modifications to and updating the F-16, Dallas News and Fort Worth Star-Telegram …
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