The working relationship between Gulfstream Aerospace and the Georgia Institute of Technology is about to get a lot cozier with the approval Wednesday of an agreement for them to share space in Savannah’s Technology Circle office park.

It’s the first such arrangement in Savannah and one that school and civic leaders hope to repeat with other firms. It also completes the transition away from undergraduate classes that local leaders had lobbied hard to bring to the city.

By sharing nearly 100,000 square feet of offices and classroom space at Tech’s Savannah building, the jet maker will be able to extend the partnership to include faculty exchange, more research and development of additional courses. The school’s 20 or so faculty will continue working there side-by-side with the company’s training staff.

“This partnership reflects our growing collaboration with Georgia Tech and establishes the campus as a central location for research, education and training,” said Jay Neely, Gulfstream’s vice president for law and public affairs.

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