HUNTSVILLE/MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA Aerospace/Defense Industry Profile

HUNTSVILLE/MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA Aerospace/Defense Industry Profile

Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama = 280 Aerospace & Defense Companies employing nearly 30,000 people 2

Huntsville, Alabama: A Legacy of Innovation Since the early 1950s, Huntsville has been a national center for space and defense technology. Known as Rocket City USA, we have built on the legacy of the Saturn V, through the Shuttle era, and are leading development of NASA s Space Launch System today. Huntsville and Redstone Arsenal are the location of choice for the best and brightest engineers and scientists, and we have been nationally recognized by Inc., Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal as one of America s leading tech communities. Our local and state leaders foster business success by providing a dynamic education system, a high quality of life, a low cost of living and doing business, and the infrastructure necessary for growth. With the highest concentration of engineers and tech workers in the country, the Huntsville region is a smart place to live, learn, work, and play. 3

Cummings Research Park: 3,800 Acres 300 Companies 29,000 Employees 2nd Largest Research Park in the U.S. DEFENSE SYSTEMS OPTIMIZATION DRIVEN BY SCIENCE. POWERED BY PEOPLE. The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a Tier 1 national research university, is located in CRP. PROPELLING SCIENCE SINCE 1962. INNOVATION IS OUR DNA. CUMMINGS RESEARCHPARK.COM INTEGRATED REMOTE SENSING PLATFORMS COMPLEX SYSTEMS SIMULATION TOOLS CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS SECURITY SPACE PLATFORMS, PAYLOADS & LOGISTICS PRECISION ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES APPLIED GENETIC DIAGNOSTICS Industrial and Research Parks/Sites 4

Redstone Arsenal: 38,000 Acres 41,000 Jobs Materiel Management Acquisition, Contracting & Sustainment Space Operations & Missile Defense Exploration & Defensive Capabilities Research, Development, Test & Engineering Innovative Application of Sciences & Technologies Intelligence & Homeland Defense Threat Analysis & Explosives Training Total budgets managed: More than $50 Billion 14 General Officers & 123 SES Positions Top Military Spending Locations FY2014 Sources: Defense Manpower Data Center, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Census Bureau, and Chmura Economics & Analytics 5

Huntsville is Positioned to GROW its Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Clusters Huntsville Comparative Labor Market Analysis, Deloitte Consulting, LLC July 2014 Highest Concentration of Engineers in the United States All Architecture & Engineering Occupations LQ* Huntsville Metro Area: 2,400+ aerospace engineers 2,000+ electrical engineers Select Manufacturing Engineering Occupations for Aerospace & Advanced Manufacturing LQ* 1,000+ each of mechanical, industrial & Huntsville Alabama U.S. electronics engineers Huntsville Alabama U.S. Concentration of Direct Talent That Surpasses State and National Averages Capacity to fill 10,000 additional advanced manufacturing positions through 2024. Deloitte study, 2014 Assemblers & Fabricators LQ* Aerospace Engineering & Operations Technicians LQ* Huntsville Alabama U.S. Huntsville Alabama U.S. Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal & Plastics LQ* Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal & Plastics LQ* *Location Quotient: concentration relative to state or national population. 6 NOTES Huntsville is one of 10 Google gig cities.

Post-Secondary Education Total Enrollment = 25,500 Huntsville is one of top metros to Power the U.S. Economy. Bloomberg Business Huntsville ranked #1 for STEM grads. Nerdwallet UAH ranks in the top 20 in the United States for both NASA and DOD research funding. Calhoun Community College is the largest 2-year school in Alabama. Post-secondary programs are highly aligned with aerospace, defense, and manufacturing research and workforce requirements. Huntsville is #2 City in the U.S. for Tech Job. Smart Asset Huntsville ranked #1 affordable place to live. Livability.com Port of Huntsville Huntsville International Airport (HSV) International Intermodal Center (Air Cargo & Rail Cargo) Foreign-Trade Zone #83 Jetplex Industrial Park Second Longest Runway in Southeast United States Huntsville is #3 City where your money goes the farthest. Boston Business Journal Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is the largest commercial airport in North Alabama, serving more than 1.2 million passengers annually. The International Intermodal Center, located in the Port of Huntsville Global Logistics Park, provides a single hub location specializing in receiving, transferring, storing, and distributing international and domestic cargo via air, rail, and highway. Huntsville ranked #3 Best Mid-Sized Cities to Make a Living. MoneyGeek 7

Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County 225 Church Street NW, Huntsville, Alabama 35801, USA 1-256-535-2000 HSVchamber.org Chip Cherry, CCE President & CEO ccherry@hsvchamber.org 1-256-535-2006 Lucia Cape Senior Vice President, Economic Development, Industry Relations & Workforce lcape@hsvchamber.org 1-256-535-2033 Mike Ward Senior Vice President, Government & Public Affairs mward@hsvchamber.org 1-256-535-2030 Erin Koshut Director, Cummings Research Park ekoshut@hsvchamber.org 1-256-535-2086