Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), along with the City of Jacksonville, and the State of Florida announced today that the company expects to bring over 100 new jobs to the region through the company’s $10.6 million investment in a new 140,000 square foot facility at 10531 Busch Drive N. in Imeson International Industrial Park.

Unanimously approved by the Jacksonville City Council this year, the new operation includes office and advanced manufacturing space, and nearly doubles the current number of Collins Aerospace employees in the region. The advanced manufacturing capabilities of the facility, to include laser inspection, is another example of Collins Aerospace’s accelerated deployment and implementation of advanced methods to increase operational efficiency.

Collins Aerospace also has a facility at 6061 Goodrich Blvd. in North Jacksonville at the Blount Island Marine Terminal which manufactures mission critical components to support military customers across a number of different programs. Both facilities are part of the company’s Aerostructures business, one of six strategic business units for Collins Aerospace.