New business expansion to bring 1,000 jobs to Melbourne
Melbourne City Council has approved a significant business expansion project that will create roughly 1,000 new jobs near the

Melbourne City Council has approved a significant business expansion project that will create roughly 1,000 new jobs near the airport. The project includes a 300,000-square-foot building and a 17,000-square-foot high bay building, with two new entrances off NASA Boulevard.The new expansion project will be built very close to the city airport, just north of NASA Boulevard, and will have enough parking for over a thousand employees.The buildings will be located inside the industrial zone near several defense contractors. In a social media post from October, the airport confirmed the expansion of defense contractor Northrop Grumman.The city said increasing employees will require traffic improvements along NASA Boulevard.Melbourne Mayor Paul Alfrey issued a statement to WESH 2 News: “This project and growth will bring more high-paying jobs to our community and is consistent with the forward progress that our Melbourne airport is focused on,” Alfrey said.The council promises more details to come as the project progresses.
Melbourne City Council has approved a significant business expansion project that will create roughly 1,000 new jobs near the airport.
The project includes a 300,000-square-foot building and a 17,000-square-foot high bay building, with two new entrances off NASA Boulevard.
The new expansion project will be built very close to the city airport, just north of NASA Boulevard, and will have enough parking for over a thousand employees.
The buildings will be located inside the industrial zone near several defense contractors.
In a social media post from October, the airport confirmed the expansion of defense contractor Northrop Grumman.
The city said increasing employees will require traffic improvements along NASA Boulevard.
Melbourne Mayor Paul Alfrey issued a statement to WESH 2 News:
“This project and growth will bring more high-paying jobs to our community and is consistent with the forward progress that our Melbourne airport is focused on,” Alfrey said.
The council promises more details to come as the project progresses.