Another study says we're best state for aerospace commerce
EVERETT — An independent study released this week says Washington is the best place to design and build commercial aircraft in the United States.
It’s the second major study this year to give the state’s aerospace sector a thumbs-up as the Boeing Co. nears a decision on launching a new airplane program — and where to locate final assembly.
The PricewaterhouseCoopers study ranks Washington ahead of Texas, Georgia, Arizona and Colorado. South Carolina, home to Boeing’s only non-Washington commercial airplane assembly line, was ranked 17th.
The fifth annual “manufacturing attractiveness analysis” assigned each state an overall score based on cost, labor, infrastructure, industry, economy and tax policy.
In 2016, the same study ranked Washington 10th. Last year, the state didn’t crack the top 10. But changes this year in how the study analyzes industry, labor, infrastructure and tax policy helped catapult Washington to number one.
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