Numerous installations critical to the Department of Defense and NASA offer government expertise and provide a business ecosystem that supports private-sector business partnerships as well as entrepreneurial opportunities. But beyond governments, organizations and companies, the region serves as an epicenter of innovation, exploration and discovery.
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The Southeast United States has long been home to some of the world’s most advanced aviation manufacturing companies, industry suppliers as well as research and development institutions.
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For more than one hundred years, the region has been core to the nation’s aviation and aerospace growth across defense-related assets and private-sector innovation and growth. Every major global aviation/aerospace company has significant operations in the Aerospace Alliance region supported by a robust supply chain.
In today’s economy, the single most important point of competitiveness is a company’s workforce; nothing is more important to its success. The Aerospace Alliance states have a deep supply of aerospace professionals in all industry skill sets. In addition, the states’ pro-business climate has spawned hundreds of aerospace entrepreneurs further enriching and supporting the growth of the industry across the region.