Background on the Airbus tanker deal Saturday, March 12, 2005 There's another mega deal in the works, and that's the Airbus plant to manufacture aerial refueling planes for the U.S. Air Force. A few weeks ago, representatives from 35 statestraveled to Washington to get briefed on the project. Read more. It's interesting to see how Airbus is morphing itself into a U.S. company. The company fact sheet on the project highlights "an American solution, developed with a highly capable U.S. industrial team." Boeing and Airbus are currently vying for a U.S. Air Force contract to build the new air refueling tankers, but there's a chance neither company will land the contract. Officials say the Department of Defense hasn't settled on a decision to replace its aging KC-135 tanker fleet. In the past week, a flurry of newspaper articles have appeared on the deal. Nevertheless, EDPros in Hampton Roads are going after the deal. Read more. In Louisiana, the state is focusing on three sites. Read more. Savannah hopes to compete. Read more. Pittsburgh is moving ahead with plans for a bid. Learn more. Jacksonville hopes that is can accelerate the development of Cecil Commerce Center as a major hub for the aviation industry. Read more. Here's a report from the Rio Grande Valley. Oscada, MI (in the upper part of the lower penninsula, north of Saginaw) is involved in preparing a bid as one of Michigan's three sites. Ohio will also propose three sites. Rickenbacker in Columbus willbe one, but Dayton will not be involved. posted by Ed Morrison |		This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. links Some Background on EDPro Weblog The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it. One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information. So, spread the word...Share the knowledge. Tell a friend about EDPro Weblog. If you are using a news reader, here is the link to syndicate this site: Here's the link if you are a bloglines subscriber: Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking. Background on Ed Morrison Download some background information on me here.

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