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Aerospace and Defense

A Georgia Industry Profile

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE INDUSTRY…………………….…… 3

Georgia Tech and The Guggenheim School of Aerospace …….... 3 The Georgia Space Consortium …………………………...………... 4 US Military and Defense Presence ………………………...……….. 4 Atlanta International Airport and Commercial Aviation ……………. 6

WORLD CLASS MANUFACTURING ………………...…….…...…. 7

LOCATION ASSETS ……………...…………...…….……….…….... 9

Market Opportunities ………………………………………..………… 9 Business Environment ……………………………………..……..… 10 Operating Cost Environment ………………………….………….... 10 Work Force Diversity ………………………………………………… 11 Technical Education and Work Force Development …………….. 12 Research Excellence ……………………………………....…..….... 13 Transportation and Logistics ………………………..……………… 14

THE GEORGIA ADVANTAGE ………………….…………...…..… 16

International Presence …….…………………………………...….... 16

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Quality of Life ………………………………………….…………..…. 17 EORGIA LINKS AND CONTACTS ………………………..…….. 20

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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE INDUSTRY

Georgia is currently home to some 150 companies employing over 75,000 people in aerospace and defense related manufacturing, R&D, design, engineering, electronics and software development. There is a well-balanced mix of commercial and military aerospace businesses. Mirroring the economic structure of the state, these businesses include some large, but mostly small and medium-sized companies. Public-private partnerships between the state, the academic community and private industry have ensured investment in research support and the development of a skilled work force within the state.

From its roots as a military colony shielding British settlers from the Spanish armies in Florida, Georgia has played an important role in America’s defense sector. With Georgia’s 13 military bases housing units of the army, navy, air force and marines, the defense industry continues to play an important role in the state’s economy, employing more than 150,000 people. Defense-related companies in Georgia have annual sales of $ 3.5 billion.

Georgia Tech and the Guggenheim School of Aerospace

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is one of the top engineering schools in the US (www.gatech.edu). This Atlanta university has over 9,000 students enrolled in various engineering programs. According to a survey by US News & World Report, Georgia Tech’s aerospace and aeronautics engineering

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program is rated #5 in the US after the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, the California Institute of Technology and the University of Illinois. In the same survey, Georgia Tech has consistently been ranked #1 in the US in the field of industrial manufacturing over the past 10 years. Research at Georgia Tech is conducted through a network of various academic schools and departments, including more than 55 interdisciplinary units on and off campus. The staff of Georgia Tech’s Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering (www.ae.gatech.edu) contributes to the publication of NACA, NASA, DoD and other government agency papers. The institute also publishes reports for symposia throughout the USA, Europe and the Far East. Affiliated research is currently being done in collaboration with NASA, AIAA and the Journal of Aerospace Engineering. The Space Technology Advanced Research Center (STAR) is another Georgia Tech research center (www.research.gatech.edu). STAR focuses on technology development on space needs and applications, while space systems and launch vehicle designs are conceived in the Space Systems Design Laboratory. Georgia Tech has produced seven astronauts, and the school has one of the top graduate level space vehicle design programs in the US.

The Georgia Space Consortium

The Georgia Space Consortium, made up of Georgia Tech and 9 other universities, targets Georgians from pre-college to professional levels and combines educational, technical, research and social elements. The Consortium works with NASA, local schools and government to encourage students in math, science, and technology. Recognizing that emerging space applications have dual uses in agriculture, mineral exploration, urban planning, map-making, etc., the Georgia Space Consortium is encouraging a curriculum that will broaden the scope of Georgia’s aerospace industry in the future.

US Military and Defense Presence

Marietta is the site of one of Lockheed Martin’s main aircraft production facilities. Well known for the production of the huge C-5A cargo planes, Marietta is now a key site for construction of the F/A-22 Raptor stealth fighter built in partnership with Boeing. Over 1,200 subcontractors provide parts for the Raptor project.

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The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, located at Warner Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, is one of five US air force logistics facilities nationwide. The center buys spare parts, supplies and equipment, and also provides repair and maintenance support. In addition, engineering and technical support are provided from Warner Robbins for the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, the USAF Air Armament Center and the US Special Operations Command. The US Army Infantry School, located at Fort Benning near Columbus, is America’s main infantry training center. Training disciplines include tactics, airborne, surveillance, munitions, NBC Nuclear, Biological and Chemical warfare, anti-terrorism and more. Located near Savannah, Fort Stewart is the US Army’s most important armored training center in the Eastern US. With nearby Hunter Field, this base serves as a major platform for worldwide deployment of US troops, military equipment and assets. The Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany is one of the Marine Corps’ major logistics centers, serving as a single inventory control point for the supply, provisioning, readiness and sustainability of all ground combat and combat support equipment. Kings Bay Submarine Base hosts 10 submarines to support the Navy's submarine-launched ballistic missile program. The base is the only one in the US Navy capable of supporting the Trident II (D-5) missile and plays a key role in US strategic nuclear defense.

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Atlanta International Airport and Commercial Aviation

Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport is ranked #1 in the world with over 80 million passengers annually. With more than $250 million in annual revenues and 44,000 employees, the airport is an important asset to the aerospace industry in Georgia (www.atlanta-airport.com). Not surprisingly, Delta Air Lines, a Fortune 500 company, is headquartered in Atlanta, the company’s largest hub city. Other major airlines operating out of Atlanta include: Aeromexico Air Canada Air France AirTran American Airlines America West

ASA British Airways Continental Frontier Korean Air Lufthansa

Midwest Express Northwest Airlines South African United Airlines US Airways

Furthermore, Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport is a major air cargo center, serving more than 200 domestic and international freight forwarders. Major air freight carriers include: Aeromexpress Airborne Express Air France Alitalia Arrow Air Austrian Airlines British Airways

China Airways DHL Worldwide Emery Worldwide EVA Air FedEx Flight Express Georgia Air Courier

Japan Airlines Cargo Korean Air Lufthansa Cargo Martinair Polar Air Cargo UPS Bax Global Virgin Atlantic Cargo

Altogether Georgia has 108 commercial airports located throughout the state. They serve regional, domestic and international routes and include terminals such as the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (Albany), Daniel Field Airport (Augusta), Malcom McKinnon Airport (Brunswick), Middle Georgia Regional Airport (Macon), and Savannah International Airport.

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WORLDCLASS MANUFACTURING

The aerospace and defense industry in Georgia consists of a wide range of small and medium-sized companies, as well as large corporations, including some well-known industry names: Ayres Corporation (USA) Boeing Company (USA) Blade Technologies, Inc. (Israel) Cessna Aircraft (USA) Chromalloy Georgia (USA) Doncasters, Inc. (United Kingdom) Eaton Aerospace (USA) Gulfstream Aerospace (USA) Honeywell Aerospace (USA) Lockheed Martin (USA)

Maule Air, Inc. (USA) McCann Aerospace (USA) Northrop Grumman (USA) Parker Aerospace (USA) PCC Airfoils (USA) Pratt & Whitney (USA) Precision Components (USA) Turbine Engine Components (USA) Universal Alloy Corp. (Switzerland) Vought Aircraft Industries (USA)

Boeing is a world leader in commercial and military

aircraft. The group’s Macon plant in central Georgiamanufactures aircraft parts and components with awork force of over 700. www.boeing.com

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A premier producer of light-and medium-size corporate jets, Cessna operates a partsmanufacturing and assembly plant with more than300 employees in Columbus (120 kilometerssouthwest of Atlanta. www.cessna.com

The British company Doncasters is one of the world’s

leading suppliers of precision cast, forged andmachined airfoils for gas turbines. In Rincon, justnorth of Savannah, Doncasters, Inc. employs 135people manufacturing turbine engine blades. www.doncasters.com

Gulfstream Aerospace produces some of the most

technologically advanced business jet aircrafts. Atits Savannah plant, the company employs 4,500people to design, manufacture and market advanced intercontinental business aircraft. www.gulfstream.com

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Lockheed Martin, one of the world’sleading aerospace and defensefirms, has two subsidiaries in

Georgia with a total of 11,000 employees. Lockheed Martin’s AeronauticalSystems Division has a major production facility in Marietta (20 kilometers northof Atlanta), while the company’s Missiles & Space Operations Division operatesa plant in Kings Bay in south Georgia. www.lockheedmartin.com

Headquartered in Moultrie in south Georgia,Maule Air employs 88 people in the productionof single - engine, 4 passenger STOL (Short

Takeoff or Landing) aircrafts that run on wheels, floats or skis. These planes are sold throughout the world. www.mauleairinc.com

manufacturing facility propulsion systems, runs a manufacturing facility for jetengine parts in Columbus (120 kilometers southwest of Atlanta). The Columbusplant employs 200 people. www.pratt-whitney.com

Pratt & Whitney, a world leader in thedesign and manufacture of aircraftengines, gas turbines and spacepropulsion systems , runs a

Universal Alloy Corporation, a part of the SwissMenziken Group, is the worldwide market leader in thefield of small and medium aluminum airplane profiles.The company runs a pressing plant for airplaneprofiles in Canton (50 kilometers north of Atlanta). www.universalalloy.com

employing a work force of 520. The company also produces pressurizeddoors and floor beams for Boeing aircraft at a plant in Perry, 160 kilometerssouth of Atlanta. The Perry site has a work force of 380 people. www.vought.com

Vought Aircraft Industries develops and manufacturesaerostructures for commercial and military use. InMilledgeville (100 kilometers southeast of Atlanta),Vought produces engine systems and aerostructures,

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LOCATION ASSETS

In business, the key to success is often finding an advantage that can put a company a step ahead of its competition. That advantage can come in many forms, including the right business location. A company’s location, influenced by many factors including the cost and efficiency of doing business, can offer that crucial competitive advantage. Each year a growing number of companies discover that the state of Georgia offers an excellent business location in a welcoming and business friendly environment.

Market Opportunities

A strategic investment in the US market can provide a European firm with many advantages. Whether a company is interested in new markets, reducing transportation costs or moving closer to its clients, a presence in North America can be an important and strategic step. The Southeastern US continues to be the fastest growing region in the nation. During the last 30 years its population has grown by 69%, nearly double the national average for the same period. This growth is a testimony to the availability and affordability of land and natural resources in the Southeast, which have attracted a wide range of domestic and international businesses employing a young and growing population. Roughly 56 million people live in the Southeastern US contributing to its regional GDP of $1.8 trillion. Population Growth (in millions)

1970

1980

1990

2000

% Change

Georgia

4.6

5.5

6.5

8.2

78%

Southeast US

33.2

40.7

47.2

56.2

69%

United States

203.3

226.5

248.7

281.4

38%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau, 2002

Georgia’s geographic location at the center of the US Southeast is an important factor in the state’s economic and industrial success. This central location gives Georgia businesses excellent access to the US and other NAFTA markets. While the state is strategically located on the East Coast of the US with only a 5-hour difference in communication time with London, the city of Atlanta lies further west than Detroit. Georgia businesses can easily communicate with the West Coast, as well as with markets in Central and South America.

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Out of its past agricultural roots, Georgia has developed a dynamic industrial economy. One of the most diverse economies in the nation, it includes numerous important industry clusters. Historically, Georgia has had a strong commercial presence in a variety of industries including Aerospace, Construction Materials, Food Processing, Pulp & Paper and Textiles. Modern industries such as Automotives and Plastics as well as the high tech Biotechnology, Electronics, Software and Telecommunications sectors also thrive in the state. While Georgia’s population of 8.5 million is about the size of Sweden’s, it’s 2002 gross state product (GSP) of $312 billion is 1/3 greater than Sweden’s GDP.

Business Environment

Keenly aware that business growth and a strong economy are essential to job growth, Georgia government is pro-active in maintaining its reputation as a business friendly location. Keeping tax rates low and investing in transportation and education infrastructure have been key priorities. A tradition of fiscal conservatism, as exemplified by the fact that Georgia’s Constitution does not allow deficit spending, contributes to the state’s excellent financial situation and a well-deserved “AAA” bond rating from Wall Street. Georgia offers a generous assortment of tax incentives to new and expanding companies that create jobs. Other incentives encourage R&D, Employee Retraining, Child Care or Headquarters establishment. A state-financed program for workforce training (Quick Start) complements these other business incentives. Right-to-Work and Employment-at-Will legislation, while providing employers great flexibility in hiring staff, have also led to a stable and favorable labor climate in Georgia. Companies here can operate non-union facilities, and many have their only non-union industrial operations in the state.

Operating Cost Environment

Key to Georgia’s attractiveness as a business location is the vast range of real estate available at a moderate cost. Individuals and business alike benefit from Georgia’s strong residential and commercial construction markets. Because land and housing are so affordable, employees in Georgia can maintain a comparably high quality of life with lower salary requirements than in other regions. Furthermore, industrial space

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is readily available, and lease costs for commercial office and warehouse space are affordable. Abundant land, a young and productive work force, an efficient transportation system and a pro-business environment keep Georgia’s wage rates, construction costs and taxes below the national average. The state’s corporate income tax rate of 6% has not changed since 1969. The chart below provides a sample of a few of the key costs that give Georgia its competitive advantage as a low operating cost environment. Comparative Operating Costs

Illinois

Pennsylvania

Florida

North Carolina

Georgia

State Corporate Income Tax¹

7.30%

9.99%

5.50%

6.90%

6.00%

Industrial Electricity Rates in $/kWh ²

0.0524

0.0583

0.0529

0.0450

0.0390

Construction Costs³

114.0 (Chicago)

111.0 (Philadelphia)

84.5 (Miami)

74.0 (Charlotte)

90.0 (Atlanta)

Median Home Prices4

$ 198,000 (Chicago)

$ 122,000 (Philadelphia)

$ 172,500 (Miami)

$ 145,500 (Charlotte)

$ 140,600 (Atlanta)

Avg. Hourly Wages5

$ 14.99

$ 14.75

$ 13.30

$ 13.18

$ 13.39

1) Source: Georgia Department of Industry, Trade & Tourism, 2003 2) Source: US Department of Energy, 2003 3) 30-City Average = 100; Source: Robert Snow Means Co., 2002 4) Source: National Association of Realtors, 2002 5) Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2002

Work Force Diversity The State of Georgia is unique with regards to the youth, diversity and productivity of its workforce. The 2000 Census reports that 26.5% of Georgians are below 18 years old. Only 9.6% of the state’s population is 65 or older, a much smaller figure than the 12.4% of the national population that have reached retirement age. In-migration is another factor augmenting Georgia’s population, while at the same time contributing significantly to its diversity. Georgia recorded a 233% increase in its foreign-born population during the 1990’s, and it was the 3rd largest gainer from secondary migration of the foreign-born. This is significant because these long-

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term, foreign-born residents are choosing to move to Georgia from their initial points of entry into the US. The diverse skill sets of Georgia’s workforce benefit companies from a wide range of industries. The state is home to the headquarters of several Fortune 500 companies including AGCO, BellSouth, Coca-Cola, Home Depot, Delta Air Lines, First Data Corp., Genuine Parts, Georgia-Pacific, Mohawk Industries and UPS. Companies find it easy to recruit management talent and technical personnel to Georgia due to the state’s excellent quality of life. The moderate cost of living, a mild climate and a variety of cultural and recreational activities are appealing assets to executives seeking an attractive business location and a home for their employees and their families as well.

Technical Education and Work Force Development

Georgia is committed to educating its people and training its work force. This commitment ensures a continuous flow of highly qualified employees to companies located in the state. Georgia dedicates more than 50% of state tax revenues to education. It is the only US state to offer academically qualified high school graduates a free technical education or a free college education through the “HOPE Scholarship” program (www.gsfc.org/hope).

The Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education consists of 34 technical colleges with numerous programs of study, graduating over 15,000 Georgians per year. A state-financed program called “Quick Start” provides job-specific training tailored to the needs of new and expanding companies at no cost. Since 1967, the program has trained 472,000

employees for 4,300 firms in numerous industry sectors (www.georgiaquickstart.org). According to Expansion Management Magazine, Georgia’s “Quick Start” is the #1 work force training program in the US. Georgia’s ability to attract roughly 150,000 new residents to the state each year, many of them with advanced degrees and technical qualifications, has also ensured business and industry an excellent and growing pool of skilled labor.

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Research Excellence

Georgia’s university system is comprised of over 210,000 students enrolled in 70 colleges and universities. These include academically acclaimed institutions such as the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Emory University, Morehouse College, the Savannah College of Art and Design and the University of Georgia (UGA).

The Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) is a partnership between six research universities, state government and the business community. Its goal is to link industry with the many scientific, medical and research resources available throughout Georgia (www.gra.org). Focusing on three strategic areas – biotechnology, advanced telecommunications and environmental technologies – the GRA enhances Georgia’s research capabilities through investments in a network of research facilities. The GRA has also recruited 38 renowned scholars to teach and perform research at Georgia universities. Corporate R&D labs and operations have begun strategically locating near many of these technology and biotech research centers. Center for Board Assembly Research (www.cbar.gatech.edu)

Center for Geographic Information Systems (www.coa.gatech.edu/cgis)

Composites Education and Research Center (www.cerc.gatech.edu)

Center for Manufacturing Information Technology (http://cmit.edi.gatech.edu)

Georgia Tech School of Textile and Fiber Engineering (www.tfe.gatech.edu)

Center for Advanced Telecommunications Technology (www.gcatt.gatech.edu)

Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (www.biology.gatech.edu/gt_bioinfo/)

Institute of Paper Science & Technology (www.ipst.edu)

Microelectronics Research Center (www.mirc.gatech.edu)

Manufacturing Research Center (www.marc.gatech.edu)

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The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) is a technology incubator devoted to supporting entrepreneurs as they launch and develop their businesses (www.atdc.org). The state also promotes the biosciences through programs such as the BioBusiness Center (www.uga.edu/biobusiness), part of the UGA Research Foundation and the Center for Applied Genetic Technologies. This business accelerator will be home to 10 companies with research and technology ties to UGA. Access to management expertise and laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment and instrumentation will accelerate the timeline from a new discovery to a viable Georgia business.

Transportation and Logistics

As one of the key transportation centers in the US, and the premier logistics hub for the Southeast, Georgia maintains a transportation and logistics infrastructure that connects its companies to their suppliers and consumers throughout the region, the nation and the continent. In less than two truckload delivery days, Georgia companies can reach approximately 80% of American industrial and consumer markets by road. For this reason, the state of Georgia is a premier location for a company’s national sales and distribution activities. Truck Transit Times from Atlanta

Georgia’s rail system is the Southeast’s most extensive with CSX and Norfolk-Southern operating 80 freight trains in and out of Atlanta daily. Both railroads operate major rail-freight inter-modal terminals to expedite container transport to markets throughout North America. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport is the world’s busiest airport, serving over 80 million passengers per year and providing daily direct air service to 160 US cities (www.atlanta-airport.com). From Atlanta, the business executive can

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reach 80% of the US market in less than two hours. Atlanta is the Southeast’s gateway city to Europe and Asia. International destinations from Atlanta include:

Amsterdam Barcelona Bogota Brussels Caracas Dublin Frankfurt

Guadalajara Guatemala City Lima London Madrid Manchester Mexico City

Milan Montreal Munich Panama City Paris Rome San José

San Salvador Sao Paulo Seoul Stuttgart Tokyo Toronto Zurich

Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport is also a major air cargo center with over 740,000 tons of cargo handled annually. Diverse facilities ensure that companies can ship boxes and containers, as well as fresh flowers, refrigerated products or live animals. Atlanta is served by leading all-cargo carriers such as Air France, British Airways, DHL, Emery, FedEx, Lufthansa and UPS. More than 100 international shipping lines serve the Georgia ports of Savannah and Brunswick, which rank among the most efficient ports in the world (www.gaports.com). Savannah is a major Atlantic coast container port handling over 7.6 million tons of containers and over 1.4 million tons of break-bulk freight each year. Brunswick is an important motor vehicle processing center handling over 210,000 vehicles each year, including Audi, Ford, GM, Hyundai, Land Rover, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Porsche, Saab, Saturn, Volkswagen and Volvo products.

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THE GEORGIA ADVANTAGE

Georgia clearly offers an advantageous business location with a wide range of measurable location assets. Two factors, however, have been critical to its success in attracting multinational and international companies: the major international and multinational corporate presence, as well as the associated international business infrastructure, and the excellent quality of life.

International Presence

Georgia is recognized as a premier international business location with over 1,600 international companies from over 50 countries. Approximately 1,000 European companies have business operations in the state and they employ 130,000 people. Many of these companies have established their US or North America headquarters operations in Georgia, among these Amvescap, BarcoVision, Coloplast, Digiquant, Elekta Instruments, Electrolux, Pirelli Tire, Porsche, RMC, Siemens Energy & Automation, UCB and WH Smith. In 2002, international business and industrial investment in Georgia was about $ 17 billion.

European Companies with Business operations in Georgia

27%

17%

12%11%

10%

8%

7%5% 2%

1%

Germany (27%)United Kingdom (17 %)Nordic countries (12 %)BeNeLux (11 %)France (10 %)Switzerland (8 %)Italy (7 %)Other (5 %)Austria (2 %)Ireland (1%)

Source: Georgia Department of Industry, Trade & Tourism, Europe 2003 Georgia is also home to a large number of multinational companies and organizations, many of which have re-located to the state in order to benefit from the excellent business environment. While Coca Cola, Delta Air Lines, Georgia Pacific and Scientific Atlanta are home-grown Georgia companies, CARE, GE Power Systems and UPS have re-located their headquarters operations to the state.

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Georgia’s international business community is supported through a wide network of international service providers, including some 70 bi-national chambers of commerce, trade offices and consulates. The business community is also served by a large number of international financial institutions, attorneys, insurance companies, M&A consultants, marketing consultants and accounting firms. Atlanta hosts an International School, which offers bilingual education in English and German, French or Spanish to serve the large expatriate community. In addition, German, French, Swedish and Japanese schools operate on Saturdays. On a cultural level, there is a Goethe Institute and the Alliance Française.

Quality of Life

While its cost of living remains extremely reasonable, Georgia’s quality of life is exceptionally high. Due to its location in the American “Sunbelt” and its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, Georgia has a mild climate year-round –

four distinct seasons, with warm summers and short, moderate winters. The state’s geography is very diverse, with farmland, marshland, timberland, coastal beaches, sea islands, mountain forests, whitewater rivers, lakes and clear trout streams offering attractions to any visitor or resident.

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The mild climate and diverse topography ensure access to a wide variety of recreational opportunities including year-round golf and tennis, boating, water-skiing, hiking, hunting, and fishing. Atlanta is home, for example, to one of the nation’s largest amateur tennis associations with over 30,000 members. The Okefenokee Swamp and Cumberland Island are two popular national parks in Georgia, and there are more than 60 state parks where visitors can enjoy Georgia’s scenery, history and culture. Among these are Amicalola Falls, Etowah Indian Mounds, Fort King George, Picketts Mill Battelefield, Sapelo Island and Tullulah Falls. For those who enjoy spectator sports, the city boasts both collegiate and professional baseball, basketball, football and ice hockey teams.

Cultural activities are plentiful and diverse. They include the world-acclaimed Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, art galleries, museums, dance and theater companies, music festivals and dozens of community and university theaters. History-lovers can visit the many Civil War and Revolutionary War battlefields. Historic districts with colonial, antebellum and Victorian homes can be found in nearly every part in the state. Georgia also celebrates its role in the history of the American civil rights movement. Martin Luther King was an Atlanta native, and many civil rights leaders were drawn from the city’s thriving black middle class.

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Guests and newcomers agree that the people in Georgia are extremely gracious and friendly. Southern hospitality makes Georgia a prime location for business conferences, and Atlanta is among the top five US convention cities. Visitors to these events choose from a wide range of world-class restaurants, hotels and convention centers. Atlanta was of course host to the 1996 Summer Olympic Games and continues to host premier sporting and cultural events.

All of these factors contribute to Georgia’s exceptionally high quality of life and make the state one of the most attractive places in the US to live and work. In combination with the many other attractive business location factors, business executives have discovered that Georgia is a great place to do business. If you give it some thought, Georgia might also be the right place for your business.

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GEORGIA LINKS AND CONTACTS

A number of academic, research and business organizations provide valuable resources to Aerospace and Defense companies in Georgia:

Georgia Institute of Technology www.gatech.edu

Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace

www.ae.gatech.edu

Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport www.atlanta-airport.com

Georgia Aerospace Alliance

www.georgiaaerospace.org

Aerospace, Transportation & Advanced Systems Research Group www.gtri.gatech.edu/atas

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The Georgia Department of Industry, Trade & Tourism (GDITT) provides information, support and site location services to companies planning to establish or expand their business in Georgia. For more information, please visit www.georgia.org or contact: GDITT Main Office, Atlanta Mr. Tim Evans Assistant Deputy Commissioner 285 Peachtree Center Av., NE Marquis Two Tower, Suite 1100 Atlanta, GA 30303-1230 Tel: +1 404 656 7605 Fax: +1 404 651 6505 Email: tevans@georgia.org GDITT European Office, Munich Ms. Antje Abshoff Director Im Amerika Haus, Karolinenplatz 3 80333 Munich, Germany Tel: +49 89 5170 2740 Fax: +49 89 5170 2745 Email: aabshoff@georgia.org

GDITT European Office, Brussels Mr. James Blair Managing Director 475 Avenue Louise Box 11 1050 Brussels, Belgium Tel : +32 2 647 7825 Fax: +32 2 640 6813 Email: invest@georgia.org GDITT European Office, London Mr. Mike Harling Director 8 Roxton Gardens Croydon, Surrey CR0 5AL, England Tel: +44 1689 846 008 Fax: +44 1689 846 937 Email: mharling@georgia.org

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