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CaliBaja Bi-National Mega-Region
CaliBaja Aerospace and Defense
profile
Invest. Innovate. Grow.
WHAT IS A MEGA-REGION?
Source: America2050.org
CaliBaja Mega-Region
WHAT IS A MEGA-REGION?
Invest. Innovate. Grow.
The real driving force of the world economy is a new and incredibly powerful economic
unit: the mega-region…
China is not our real competitor. Rather, we should be thinking about the great mega-regions around Shanghai, Beijing and the Hong Kong-Shenzhen corridor.”
Richard Florida, April 2008
Why a Mega-Region
Invest. Innovate. Grow.
A
• An economic development strategy partnering San Diego County, Imperial County and Baja California for global competition
• A marketing campaign based on brand development emphasizing complementary assets to attract, retain and grow high value business and industry
• A platform to address regional economic development challenges
What is CaliBaja
Invest. Innovate. Grow.
CALIBAJA PARTNERSHIP
)
• 3 Regions
• 6 Economic Development Organizations
Board of Directors
• 4 representatives from each region
• 3 Ex Officio Members
Regional Cooperation vs. Partnership CaliBaja: A Bi-national, Bi-State, Three party alliance
Baja California
•Sophisticated manufacturing: aerospace-Med Dev…
•Competitively priced labor
•Steady supply of engineers
•International trade logistics
Imperial
County
San Diego
County
•Renewable energy sources: geothermal, solar, wind, biofuels
•Knowledge based economy: Telecomm, Software, Biotech
•Large tracts of developable land
•Educated Workforce
•Water •World class academic and research centers
•Agri-business •Quality of Life
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Invest. Innovate. Grow.
Invest. Innovate. Grow.
FINDING COMMON GROUND:
FIVE STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES
Cleantech
Advanced Manufacturing
Applied Biotech
Logistics
Source: www.glennmosier.com
Agribusiness
Cleantech
CaliBaja Bi-National
Mega-Region
Aerospace &
Defense
Profile
•203 Companies • 90,000 employees • 68 Companies
• 41,000 employees #1 Mexico
• 64 Companies • 18,000 employees
• 84 Companies • 28.500 employees
Electronics
Aerospace
Medical Automotive & Autoparts
•+515 Establishments • 24,300 employees
Advance Manufacturing San Diego
•+220 Establishments • +6,800 employees
Bio Tech
Aerospace •+640 Establishments • 7,000 employees
Clean Tech •+800 Establishments •5,000 employees
Baja
California
CaliBaja Industrial
Clusters
Baja California San Diego
Home to the largest concentration of defense
assets in the world.
30% of U.S. Marine
Corps Operations.
Source: Promexico, Mapa de Ruta Aeroespacial, Baja California Source: San diego Regional EDC
Of Aerospace industry in
Mexico
64 Aerospace &
Defense firms, the largest concentration of companies in Mexico
CaliBaja Aerospace
Industry at a glance
Aerospace
Employment
Source: Baja California Aerospace Cluster, LAEDC Kyser Center for Economic Research, Aerospace Industry in southern Ca.
30,280 workforce.
#1 in Aerospace and Defense
employment in U.S.
Home to global aerospace companies
“Cubic considers this Region, as not only a strategic place to manufacture
from, but also a safe and innovative environment for our executives and our
operations” Reiny Giesecke, Director of Business Development, Cubic
Defense Applications
http://youtu.be/HiiQcrZ5YdU
Baja California with 64 universities
and 121 graduate programs, has one of the highest literacy rates in Mexico
San Diego, UCSD ranks as one of the
premier in the United States National University: 2nd largest private, nonprofit institution of higher education in California and 12th in the U.S.
Education
90+ College & Universities
80+ Research Institutes
Source: Baja California Economic Development Secretariat, CaliBaja Stats
Aerospace
Education
Aerospace Engineering
BE, MD
Aerospace Lab
Mechanical Engineering
BE, w/minor in Aerospace
Aerospace Engineering
MD
Professional Licence,
Aerospace Manufacturing
Process
Aerospace Harness
Manufacturing Product
Lifecycle
Management
Lab
Technician Programs,
Developed in colaboration
with local Aerospace
Industry
Specialized
Aerospace
Center in
Precision
Machining
Department of Aerospace
Engineering & Engineering
Mechanics
BE, MD
one of the 50
aerospace
programs in
the United
States
Department of Aerospace
Engineering & Engineering
Mechanics
BE, MS, MAS, PHD
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