The Boeing Company recently signed a lease extension to maintain a presence in Heath, in the Columbus Region, until October 2021 with an option through the year 2028.

1. Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority
Fact Sheet:
Boeing Lease Extension By The Numbers
Created in 1995, the Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority is the largest, self-sustaining port
authority in Ohio and the fourth-largest overall among more than 50 port authorities in the state.
Aerospace Center By The Numbers
 1962: Year opened as Newark AFB
 1996: Year facilities were sold to the
Port Authority and the Air Force workload
privatized to Boeing
 775: Combined number of employees
employed at Aerospace Center
 $60 million: Total annual payroll
 $200 million: Estimated annual economic
impact
2021: Year to which lease is extended
2028: Year next option period
775,289: Square footage leased to
Boeing by the Port Authority, including
advanced manufacturing, clean room, and
laboratory space
249,000: Square footage of all clean
room space at the Aerospace Center in Heath
FACTSHEET
Contact:
Rick Platt, President and CEO
740.788.5500 ext. 235
rplatt@hnlcpa.com