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Monrovia Company Gets Long-Term Boeing Contract

Monrovia-based Ducommun Incorporated will continue to build spoilers for 737 jets, according to the terms of the deal.

A Monrovia company has entered into a long-term agreement with Boeing to construct spoilers for the next generation of 737 jets, Business Wire reported.

Ducommun Inc. on Royal Oaks Drive has produced spoilers for Boeing for almost 50 years and will continue to do so under the new arrangement, according to the wire service.

The city warned earlier this year that Ducommun stands to lose defense contracts because of federal sequestration.

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