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Beaufort County Defense-based economy

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The document discusses opportunities for economic development in Beaufort County, South Carolina through investments in technology and defense fields. It highlights the region's skilled workforce from the nearby Marine Corps Air Station, infrastructure like the 150-acre Beaufort Commerce Park, and high quality of life that can attract high-tech businesses. The document uses Huntsville, Alabama as an example of a city that successfully focused on the space/defense cluster and became a center of excellence, and envisions Beaufort County achieving similar success through its technology and defense assets.

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Beaufort County: Where Business is Good, and Life is Better
The Lowcountry Economic Network & Alliance The Lowcountry Economic Network & Alliance is bringing Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties together to look at regional answers for economic development.
Opportunities in Technology 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
Opportunities in Technology and Defense The Lowcountry can support those investments!
Critical Mass in Technology and Aeronautics Beaufort Commerce Park 150 acres Strategic location Infrastructure in place Streamlined permitting
Critical Mass in Technology and Aeronautics Highly skilled workforce rotating out of MCAS Beaufort 500 Marines rotate out of MCAS annually
Critical Mass in Technology and Aeronautics Regional benefits Thousands of retired military personnel live within 50 miles of MCAS Beaufort
Critical Mass in Technology and Aeronautics Companies that already have relationships with the high-tech sector and the DOD
Critical Mass in Technology and 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?
So What can we Become? Huntsville, Alabamas 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
So What can we Become? Huntsville has created a center of excellence focusing on aerospace and technology Cummings Research Park
So What can we Become? We can do the same thing! Plat of Beaufort Commerce Park
So What can we Become? This could be our future.
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The Message Northern Beaufort County has an integrated, Defense and technology-based economy

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Beaufort County Defense-based economy

  • 1. Beaufort County: Where Business is Good, and Life is Better
  • 2. The Lowcountry Economic Network & Alliance The Lowcountry Economic Network & Alliance is bringing Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties together to look at regional answers for economic development.
  • 3. Opportunities in Technology 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
  • 4. Opportunities in Technology and Defense The Lowcountry can support those investments!
  • 5. Critical Mass in Technology and Aeronautics Beaufort Commerce Park 150 acres Strategic location Infrastructure in place Streamlined permitting
  • 6. Critical Mass in Technology and Aeronautics Highly skilled workforce rotating out of MCAS Beaufort 500 Marines rotate out of MCAS annually
  • 7. Critical Mass in Technology and Aeronautics Regional benefits Thousands of retired military personnel live within 50 miles of MCAS Beaufort
  • 8. Critical Mass in Technology and Aeronautics Companies that already have relationships with the high-tech sector and the DOD
  • 9. Critical Mass in Technology and 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?
  • 10. So What can we Become? Huntsville, Alabamas 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
  • 11. So What can we Become? Huntsville has created a center of excellence focusing on aerospace and technology Cummings Research Park
  • 12. So What can we Become? We can do the same thing! Plat of Beaufort Commerce Park
  • 13. So What can we Become? This could be our future.
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  • 16. The Message Northern Beaufort County has an integrated, Defense and technology-based economy