Home/American Shipper/Boeing to build new 787 model in S.C. American Shipper Boeing to build new 787 model in S.C. FreightWaves Staff · Monday, August 04, 2014 Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn When the plant opened in 2011, Boeing said it was diversifying its supply chain, but the machinists’ union charged the company with trying to intimidate it by moving production to a right-to-work state.