A study of how Washington stacks up in the view of companies like Boeing has been leaked to Leehamnews, an aerospace blog. Here's a copy.

The governor has called a 2:45 p.m. press conference to discuss the findings "as well as proposed aerospace legislation" presumably aimed at keeping the company building planes here.

Among the conclusions:

-Washington has not been a player in recent site selection decisions by aerospace companies.

-While Washington offers many advantages to aerospace companies, its disadvantages outweigh the advantages in attracting and retaining aerospace companies relative to other states
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Washington exhibits a number of advantages, including current aerospace base/footprint, availability of skilled labor force, competitive tax environment, access to leading R&D and quality of life
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Competitive disadvantages include wage rates, labor relations, training, cost of living, and real estate/utility costs.
Washington should proactively address the gaps, including enacting appropriate legislation
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Short term opportunities exist in unemployment insurance tax, training, research and development funding and building a government entity dedicated to the aerospace industry
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Longer-term opportunities potentially include taxes, workers compensation and transportation/infrastructure.

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