Arizona Develops Into Aerospace Hub

Southeast Valley becoming aerospace business hub
Azcentral.com

With a multibillion-dollar economic impact, the aerospace industry soars as the Southeast Valley’s payroll leader, one of the region’s largest employers and a workplace for some of Arizona’s top research talent.

Collectively, Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa and Tempe are home to more than 200 private firms, a state university, community college and an Air Force lab, all of which are engaged in a broad range of aerospace manufacturing and research, from helicopter assembly to space technology.

“I believe that above average household incomes and higher education attainment are attributable to Southeast Valley companies like Boeing, Orbital Science and General Dynamics’ satellite systems,” said F. Roc Arnett, president of East Valley Partnership, a regional coalition of community, business, educational, and government leaders.

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