Raytheon Technologies to build global headquarters in Arlington

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Raytheon Technologies is planning to build its global headquarters in Arlington.

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The new office will be located in the city’s Rosslyn neighborhood, near Raytheon’s Intelligence & Space business.

Raytheon says the area will streamline work with the U.S. government as it serves commercial aerospace customers.

READ MORE: Arlington County grants approval for Amazon HQ2's helix tower

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Arlington county grants approval for Amazon HQ2's helix tower

The Arlington County Board gave unanimous approval Saturday to Amazon’s plans to build a unique, helix-shaped tower as the centerpiece of its emerging second headquarters in northern Virginia.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin welcomed the aerospace and defense company in a tweet.

"I commend Raytheon Technologies’ leadership and pledge that Virginia is committed to being a partner in their mission to build a safer, more connected world," said Youngkin.

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Raytheon operates 600 facilities in 44 states across the country.

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