“California Government and Its A&D Industry”

“California Government and Its A&D Industry”
Los Angeles Chapter meeting on February 21

Aerospace & Defense has long been one of the major industries in California. Recently it has been buffeted by national and global recessions, decreasing federal defense budgets, and growing competition from other states and countries. While California’s A&D industry continues to enjoy the benefits of an experienced workforce, established supply chain, world-class engineering universities, and great weather, it is also challenged by the perception of receiving insufficient support by local and state governments.

Please join us in Los Angeles on Friday, January 21, 2014, 7:30am – 9:00am PST, when Assemblymember Muratsuchi will review state government entities that have been established (such as the Assembly Select Committee on Aerospace, which he chairs) and actions that have been taken (such as the California Competes Tax Credits) and are being worked on to support California’s aerospace industry. He will describe some of the business assistance programs and benefits currently available to this critical economic segment, as well as the changing attitudes in Sacramento toward A&D.

The meeting is also an opportunity for A&D companies to speak directly to a member of state government who is sincerely interested in hearing (and can do something about) the concerns of the California A&D industry.

A.T. Kearney will also make the first presentation of their 2013 California Aerospace Economic Impact Report.

The meeting is free for A&D Forum members and $40 for non-members ($30 Early Bird until February 14). For more information and to register to attend the meeting in person or for free via the web, go to http://adflafeb14.eventbrite.com.

Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.

The Los Angeles chapter of The Aerospace & Defense Forum was founded by Frontier Associates and the 62 Mile Club, and is sponsored by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, Moss Adams, Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell, and UK Trade & Investment.