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==Economy== Due to its location along [[Interstate 270 (Missouri–Illinois)|Interstate 270]] between [[Interstate 170]] and Missouri 370, as well as adjacency to [[St. Louis Lambert International Airport|St. Louis-Lambert International Airport]], Hazelwood is a major regional hub for manufacturing, distribution, and office facilities. The city is home to a substantial workforce with 17,063 jobs as of 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://onthemap.ces.census.gov/|title=OnTheMap|website=onthemap.ces.census.gov|access-date=2019-03-20}}</ref> The city was home to a [[St. Louis Assembly Plant|Ford plant]] from 1948 to 2006 and employed 1,400 at the time of closure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/generous-incentive-package-draws-logistics-industrial-facilities-to-hazelwood/article_5917c0e7-d454-5804-b6ba-37317f723ea8.html|title=Generous incentive package draws logistics, industrial facilities to Hazelwood|last=Barker|first=Jacob|website=stltoday.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20}}</ref> The site of the former plant is in the process of being redeveloped into Aviator Business Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/business/columns/building-blocks/distribution-center-under-construction-in-hazelwood-is-it-amazon-s/article_675030cb-61c1-54b8-8fd2-2374637608e7.html|title=Distribution center under construction in Hazelwood; is it Amazon's?|last=Bryant|first=Tim|website=stltoday.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20}}</ref> On the opposite side of [[Lindbergh Boulevard|Lindbergh Blvd.]], after the completion of one building in 2007, the [[Great Recession]] and ownership troubles stalled the now-named Hazelwood Logistics Center until the land was sold in 2015. The new owners finishing building out the park with a total of 1.8 million square feet of industrial space completed and leased between 2015 and mid-2018. The industrial park is expected to generate 1,800 jobs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2018/08/07/fully-booked-hazelwood-logistics-center-finds.html|title=Fully booked: Hazelwood Logistics Center finds tenants for last 2 buildings|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=2019-03-20}}</ref> TradePort is a 325-acre industrial park under construction north of the [[St. Louis Mills|St. Louis Outlet Mall]] (formerly St. Louis Mills) that upon completion in the mid-2020s will feature up to 4 million square feet of new industrial development.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/proposed-million-hazelwood-business-park-could-add-million-square-feet/article_bd0977d8-f2ad-58f9-a5d8-02caf784d3ff.html|title=Proposed $220 million Hazelwood business park could add 3 million square feet|last=Barker|first=Jacob|website=stltoday.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20}}</ref> Hazelwood is home to the headquarters of [[Mallinckrodt|Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals]] and several facilities for [[Boeing]].
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