Pratt & Whitney to expand at West Palm Beach facility

United Technologies reported that its Pratt & Whitney unit will expand manufacturing capabilities at the company’s West Palm Beach facility. Pratt & Whitney plans to invest more than $63m to construct and equip a new building and make improvements to existing space at the facility. Construction is expected to begin in the first half of 2013. Overall, the expansion is expected to result in creation of 230 new jobs. To support this expansion, Pratt & Whitney will receive incentives from both the State of Florida and Palm Beach County valued at approximately $4.4m.