Pratt and Whitney East Hartford Plant, Connecticut

The headquarters and one of the principal testing and manufacturing locations for Pratt and Whitney is located in East Hartford, at a site that covers nearly 1,000 acres. The company started as a local machine tool company, and evolved into one of the largest aircraft engine companies in the world. Pratt and Whitney is now part of the United Technologies Company, along with, Otis elevators, UTC Aerospace Systems, and other military and industrial equipment manufacturers. United Technologies is based out of Farmington, near Hartford, and does more than $50 billion of business per year, and employs around 200,000 people worldwide. United Technologies principal R&D and test facility is located next to the Pratt and Whitney plant.