Saturday, January 21, 2006
Our aerospace industry represents among the most sophisticated manufacturing businesses we have. Yet, increasing pressure from low cost countries is eroding our strength in these markets. Here's a note from Arizona on this challenge. Read more.
These trends are not new. You can learn more about the challenges facing our aerospace industry by downloading the 2002 report of the Aerospace Commission from this page. A variety of states also have aerospace commissions, and the industry site of record is the Aerospace Industries Association.
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Background on Ed Morrison
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Global pressure on Arizona's aerospace businesses
