Opinion | Washington is 0 for 5 in recent aerospace industry competitions | Seattle Times Newspaper

In the question of whether Boeing will place a second 787 assembly line out of Washington, the governor recently pointed to the state's No. 2 "best for business" ranking by Forbes magazine. But aerospace-industry expert Tom Captain notes the state has been a loser in the last five aerospace competitions. He offers advice for improvement.

via seattletimes.nwsource.com

At WashACE, we've cited Captain's analysis before in our efforts to promote public policies to boost our state's economic competitiveness. This is a useful and sobering summary of where we stand and what we need to do.