Governor Creates Aerospace Council

Yesterday Gov. Gregoire signed an executive order creating the Washington Council on Aerospace. Using the future perfect tense she said,

“Washington is the best place in the world to build airplanes, primarily due to the robust aerospace infrastructure we have in place and our highly skilled, productive work force. Our advantages also include a competitive aerospace tax environment, strong aerospace research and development capacity, and this state’s unparalleled quality of life,” Gregoire said. “But in today’s challenging times and with our faltering economy, we need to do more to stay ahead. The aerospace council is designed to ensure we are doing all we can in a sustained way to be even more competitive.”

Washington can become the best place in the world to build airplanes. And it's the job of the Council to make sure it happens. But as this report makes clear, right now we're not competitive.

Rich Roesler has more in his Spokesman-Review blog.