Trading of Boeing shares halted, company suspends Washington production after employee dies

Trading of Boeing’s shares has been halted as the company announces it will suspend production in the Puget Sound region of Washington state for at least 2 weeks. The developments come one day after a Boeing employee at the company’s Everett, Washington 787 site died of coronavirus infection. An employee at the company’s North Charleston, South Carolina 787 site has also tested positive, according to reports. “Boeing announced a temporary suspension of production operations at its Puget Sound-area facilities in light of the state of emergency in Washington state and the company’s continuous assessment of the accelerating spread of the coronavirus in the region,” Boeing says. <br/>