beaufort county defense-based economy
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Beaufort County: Beaufort County: Where Business is Where Business is
Good, Good, and Life is Betterand Life is Better
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The Lowcountry Economic The Lowcountry Economic Network & AllianceNetwork & Alliance
The Lowcountry Economic Network & Alliance is bringing Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties together to
look at regional answers for economic development.
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Opportunities in Opportunities in Technology and DefenseTechnology and Defense
Substantial investments are being made in the fields of technology and
its applications within Future Combat Systems.
Robotics, UAVs, New Jets, Cyberwarfare, Logistics and Support
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Opportunities in Opportunities in Technology and DefenseTechnology and Defense
The Lowcountry can support those investments!
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Critical Mass in Technology Critical Mass in Technology and Aeronauticsand Aeronautics
• Beaufort Commerce Park– 150 acres– Strategic location– Infrastructure
in place– Streamlined
permitting
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Critical Mass in Technology Critical Mass in Technology and Aeronauticsand Aeronautics
• Highly skilled workforce rotating out of MCAS Beaufort
– 500 Marines rotateout of MCAS annually
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Critical Mass in Technology Critical Mass in Technology and Aeronauticsand Aeronautics
• Regional benefits
– Thousands of retired military personnel livewithin 50 miles ofMCAS Beaufort
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Critical Mass in Technology Critical Mass in Technology and Aeronauticsand Aeronautics
• Companies that already have relationships with the high-tech sector and the DOD
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Critical Mass in Technology Critical Mass in Technology and Aeronauticsand Aeronautics
• A quality of life that will attract high-tech businesses and professionals
– If you can work anywhere,why not work in the best ‘anywhere’ in the world?
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So What can we Become?So What can we Become?
Huntsville, Alabama’s focus on the space/defense cluster is the perfect example of what Beaufort County could become.
• In 2006, Alabama ranked 12th nationally for Department of Defense Prime Contracts with more than $6.9 billion.
A large number of those contracts were based in Huntsville.
• Aerospace equipment and parts exports out of Alabama were valued at more than $293 million in 2007
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So What can we Become?So What can we Become?Huntsville has createda center of excellence focusing on aerospaceand technology…
Cummings Research Park
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So What can we Become?So What can we Become?
We can do the same thing!
Plat of Beaufort Commerce Park
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So What can we Become?So What can we Become?
This could be our future.
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The MessageThe Message
Northern Beaufort County has an integrated, Defense
and technology-based economy