Spring 2003 | Trade and Industry Development
 

Spring 2003

Trade & Industry Development Magazine

The premiere issue of Trade & Industry Development focuses on growth and expansion within the aerospace and automotive industries. Experts from the leading industry associations, SAE and AIA, real estate professionals, incentive consultants and state level officials have contributed advice on best practices and reports on actual projects for your reference as you define your corporate strategy for growth.

In this issue

Oklahoma

BY: Tracy Alford

Oklahoma’s history is rooted deeply in a pioneering and entrepreneurial spirit. From the opening of a Ford Assemblyplant in downtown Oklahoma City in 1916 to Wiley Post’s first solo around-the-world flight in 1933, the automotive and aviation industries have remained a mainstay of the Oklahoma economy. In fact today, the two industries combined employ over 150,000, or 9.5 percent of the state’s workforce. more....

  Features
1
Site Selection for the Automotive Sector
2
Site Selection Criteria for Defense Firms
  Outlooks
1
SAE-Standards of Transportation
2
The Aerospace Industry - A Mixed Picture
  Special Reports
1
Credits and Incentives
2
Utilities Do More Than Provide the Juice
  Spotlights
1
Oklahoma
2
Mississippi's Automotive & Aerospace Industries
3
The Future is Texas
4
Arkansas