Raytheon at 60
Raytheon Missile Systems relies on goods and services from around the globe to build its state-of-the-art defense and security products.Yet among the company’s most valued suppliers are the ones here at home. Raytheon spends $82 million annually with Tucson suppliers. Statewide, Raytheon spends more than $150 million with 450 Arizona suppliers.
“We absolutely enjoy a great relationship with local suppliers,” said Mike Jarrett, Raytheon’s vice president of supply chain management.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 October 2011 22:03 )
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At Raytheon Missile Systems, going green means more than just sticking recycle bins in the lunch room.
It's about a 27.5-percent reduction in waste sent to the landfill si...
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 October 2011 21:47 )
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So you think engineering seems like pretty dull stuff?
Think again. Projects headed by Raytheon engineers could lead us to a day when high-tech tools – like the ‘pinch' in...
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 October 2011 21:43 )
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Missile defense – an engineering challenge that has spanned nearly 30 years – is perhaps Raytheon's key accomplishment.
To put it simply, if ‘Country X' were to launch a b...
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It was Tucson’s grand slam – the coup that would forever change the face of the Old Pueblo.
In February 1951 this sleepy desert town of 46,000 awoke to the news that Howar...
Last Updated ( Sunday, 09 October 2011 20:18 )
At age 47, Taylor W. Lawrence's career has followed a trajectory as dramatic as many of the missiles produced at Raytheon Missile Systems, where he's been president since...
Last Updated ( Sunday, 09 October 2011 19:56 )
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It was unquestionably one of the biggest events ever to hit Tucson.
The date was Feb. 2, 1951, and the headline in that morning's Arizona Daily Star shouted its significan...
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