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St. Louis, Missouri has a rich tradition of aviation and aerospace
manufacturing and excellence—one that spans from Charles
Lindbergh and the internationally acclaimed flight of the Spirit of
St. Louis, to McDonnell-Douglas and the current headquarters
of Boeing Defense, Space and Security. also notable is the
loca-tion of Scott air force Base twenty miles east of St. Louis, and
whiteman air force base located just south of Knob noster,
Missouri. for almost a century, St. Louis workers have designed
and produced numerous aircraft, including the navy’s first jet
fighter, the McDonnell fH-1 phantom, which became the first
american jet to operate from an aircraft carrier—as well as the
u.S. air force f-15 Eagle and the u.S. navy fa-18 Hornet. the
f-15 Eagle and the fa-18 Hornet remain in production in St. Louis
with performance records unequaled by any other jet fighter.
St. Louis workers have also made significant contributions to
space exploration. in 1959, naSa selected St. Louis based
McDonnell aircraft to build the Mercury spacecraft in which alan
Shepard and John Glenn became the first american astronauts in
space and in orbit. naSa then chose McDonnell to build the
two-man Gemini spacecraft, which pioneered rendezvous and docking
in orbit and paved the way for the apollo missions to the moon.
for generations, workers in Missouri have built the aircrafts that
have kept us safe and made our economy strong. as a leader in
transportation manufacturing, it’s no exaggeration to say that on
our rails, on our roads, and on our runways, Missouri makes what
moves the world.
But a history in the industry is not enough to continue moving us
forward. St. Louis is preparing for the next generation of
aero-space manufacturing. three prime sites at Lambert-St. Louis
international airport are available to lease, with all the assets
needed to build a thriving facility. Surrounded by ample
trans-portation access, an experienced manufacturing workforce, and
the strong economy of St. Louis, a move to Missouri provides a
smooth runway for business to take off.
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A i r p o r t ’ s c A p A b i l i t i e s
• Annual capacity 450,000 takeoffs and landings • 250 daily departures serving 62 non-stop destinations • Three parallel runways and one crosswind runway • Runways open 24/7
• Full ILS all runway ends including CAT III • Runway sizes:
11/29 (next to Gist site) – 9000’x150’
12R/30L – 11,019’x200’; accommodates aircraft in design group 6 12L/30R – 9012’x150’
6/24 – 7602’x150’
• No operational limitations • No noise restrictions
• Foreign Trade Zone presence • U.S. Customs presence on site • Adjacent to I-70
• Three readily available sites for lease: Gist Road Site, Brownleigh Site, and Northern Tract Site
318 acres
76 acres 96 acres
123 acres
Site Leases
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G i s t r o A D s i t e
• Approximately 394 acres; 156 of which is immediately developable • Generally rectangular; site bisected by US 67/N. Lindbergh Blvd • Currently in process to be zoned for industrial use
• Immediate access to two major interstate highways: I-70 and I-270 • Adjacent to Norfolk Southern railway
• Modification of taxiway would allow access to Lambert’s airfield • All utilities are available on site perimeter
Pictured on the left: the Gist Road Site, north view (above) and south view (below) Below: the Gist Road Site
Site Leases
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b r o w n l e i G H s i t e
• Approximately 123 acres • Site generally rectangular
• Zoned Airport District 2 allowing most industrial uses • Lightly vegetated, rolling topography
• Immediate access to three major interstate highways: I-70, I-170, and I-270 • Modification of taxiway would allow access to Lambert’s airfield
• All utilities available on site perimeter
Pictured on the right: Brownleigh Site, north view (above) and south view (below) Below: the Brownleigh Site
Site Leases
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n o r t H e r n t r A c t
Site Leases
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• Approximately 96 acres of level terrain • Zoned manufacturing
• Direct taxiway access to runways
• Over 1,000,000 square feet of enclosed hangar and manufacturing floor area • Immediate access to highways I-270, I-170, and US-67
• All utilities available on site perimeter Below: the Northern Tract Site
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top 10 business climate
• Missouri ranks among the top 10 states in the nation for low business energy costs overall. Industrial electricity costs are 10 percent lower than the U.S. average, at 6.14 cents/kWh (EIA, 2013).
• Missouri is a low-tax state, ranking in the top 10 for property tax index, unem-ployment insurance tax index, and corporate income tax index (Tax
Founda-tion, 2013).
• Missouri’s hourly wage is 10 percent lower than the U.S. average (BLS).
top-ranked transportation network
• Missouri has the northernmost ice-free ports and the southernmost lock and dam on the Mississippi river, offering national and international companies the most efficient means of shipping.
• Sites have access to Municipal River Terminal, Alberici private port, and America’s Central Port with cargo transportation from port to site. Compo-nents can be shipped from New Orleans in 12–14 days via the Mississippi River. • Missouri has one of the best and least congested transportation networks in
the United States, and the 6th largest public road and highway system by total
mileage (Federal Highway Administration, 2010).
A global corporate presence
miles Lambert-St. Louis International (FTZ #102) MidAmerica St. Louis (FTZ #31) St. Louis Downtown St. Louis Regional Airport Spirit of St. Louis Airport BNSF - Burlington Northern Santa Fe
CN - Canadian National CSX - CSX Transport KCS - Kansas City Southern NS - Norfolk Southern UP - Union Pacific
BNSF Intermodal Union Pacific CSX Transport
Norfolk Southern Intermodal NS/Triple Crown Intermodal America’s Central Port St. Louis Municipal River Terminal
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A e r o s p A c e i n D u s t r y i n s t . l o u i s
Major aerospace industry manufacturers:
• Boeing Defense, Space, & Security Division (HQ St. Louis, MO) • GKN Aerospace (St. Louis, MO)
• LMI Aerospace (HQ St. Louis, MO) • PAS Technologies (HQ Kansas City, MO)
• QinetiQ North America, Inc. (St. Louis, MO and Ft. Leonard Wood, MO) • Sabreliner (Perryville, MO and Ste. Genevieve, MO)
Recent aerospace-related expansions in the St. Louis area:
Company New Jobs Investment Project Type Date
Boeing Corp. 20 $3,700,000 Expansion of
MidAmerica Airport facility
Mar. 2013
Boeing Corp. 400 Aerospace R&D
Centers 2014
LMI Aerospace 100 $4,300,000 Aerospace
manufacturer 2012-2017
Jet Linx 70 $1,000,000 Private Jet Provider Aug-13
Boeing Corp. 600 IT Center of
Excellence May-13
West Star Aviation 40 $5,800,000 Aircraft Repair and
Maintenance May-13
Air Evac Lifeteam 190 $4,900,000 Air ambulance HQ Jun-12 The Boeing
Company 75 $9,000,000 Assembly and sub-assembly facility at MidAmerica Airport
Aug-10 Tech Aerospace 100 $17,500,000 Airplane parts
manufacturer Jul-10
Missouri’s top advanced manufacturing sectors by employment
1. Aerospace product and parts: 17,518 2. Plastic products: 11,261
3. Other fabricated metal products: 9,584 4. HVAC & Commercial refrigeration
equipment: 7,976
5. Electrical equipment: 4,781
6. Other advanced manufacturing: 49,216 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2012
1 2 3 4 5 6 Traditional manufacturing employment
other aerospace-related manufacturers in the St. Louis area:
• Aero Aviation Company, Inc. (Granite City, IL)• Aero Enhancements Inc (Fenton, MO)
• Aerospace Filtration Systems, Inc. (Chesterfield, MO) • Ameron Global, Inc. (St. Louis, MO)
• Apes Inc. (St. Louis, MO)
• Avion Manufacturing, Inc. (Wright City, MO) • Avmats Mid America LLC (Mascoutah, IL) • Avtask, Inc. (Wright City, MO)
• Bickel Air, LLC (St. Louis, MO)
• Boeing Defense, Space & Security (St. Louis, MO) • Boeing-O’Laughlin (Winfield, MO)
• Cameron Balloons (Chesterfield, MO) • Carden Machine Shop, Inc. (Sullivan, MO) • Central Air Parts Inc (Staunton, IL)
• Centurion Investments, Inc. (O Fallon, Chesterfield, MO) • Computech Manufacturing Company, Inc. (Washington, MO) • Davlan Engineering, Inc. (St. Louis, MO)
• Essex Industries Ltd. (St. Louis, MO) • Fregata Systems LLC (St. Louis, MO) • Ginnaire Rental, Inc. (Chesterfield, MO) • Heizer Aerospace, Inc. (Pevely, MO)
• Honeywell International Inc. (St. Louis, MO) • Jetcorp Technical Services, Inc. (Chesterfield, MO) • L. E. Sauer Machine Co. (St. Louis, MO)
• Leonard’s Metal, Inc. (St. Charles, MO) • LMI Aerospace Inc. (St. Charles, MO)
• Lockheed Martin Corporation (St. Louis, MO) • Mastercraft Tool Company (Earth City, MO) • Midcoast Aviation, Inc. (Cahokia, IL) • Missouri Metals, L.L.C. (St. Louis, MO) • National Control Sys Div M J (St. Louis, MO) • Ozark Air Services, Inc. (East St. Louis, IL) • Paramotors, Inc (Weldon Spring, MO)
• Precoat Metals (St. Louis, MO, Granite City, IL) • Sabreliner Corporation (St. Louis, MO)
• Seyer Industries, Inc. (St. Peters, MO) • Sourcing Solutions Mfg LLC (St. Louis, MO) • St. Louis Metallizing Company (St. Louis, MO) • Stauder Consulting, Inc. (St. Peters, MO) • Summit Air, LLC (St. Louis, MO)
• Tech Manufacturing, LLC (Wright City, MO)
• The Boeing Company (Hazelwood, St. Louis, St. Charles, St. Peters, MO) • Ufc Aerospace Corp (Earth City, MO)
• Ultimate Services Inc (Chesterfield, MO) • United Engineering Company (Pevely, MO) • West Star Aviation, Inc. (East Alton, IL) • Willerding Acquisition Corp. (O Fallon, MO)
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Engineering degree programs Precision production degree programs
s t . l o u i s ’ s s k i l l e D w o r k f o r c e
Highly trained available workforce
• Missouri has a strong manufacturing workforce:
Total manufacturing employment in Missouri: 248,539
Transportation equipment manufacturing employment: 34,335 Aerospace product and parts manufacturing: 14,235
Aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing: 401 Other aircraft parts manufacturing: 2,911
• 109,900 employed in manufacturing in the St. Louis MSA region
(Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012)
occupational information for the St. Louis area
Occupation
code Occupation title Employment hourly wageMedian Annual mean wage
00-0000 All occupations 1,274,970 $16.76 $44,660
17-2011 Aerospace engineers 880 $48.21 $98,380
17-2141 Mechanical engineers 2,050 $38.66 $82,190
17-3023 Electrical and electronics
engineering technicians 900 $27.88 $57,070
17-3027 Mechanical engineering
technicians 340 $25.91 $57,600
49-3011 Aircraft mechanics and
ser-vice technicians 1,540 $26.42 $54,880
51-0000 Production occupations 76,850 $16.01 $36,500
51-2031 Engine and other machine
assemblers 90 $16.96 $35,220
51-2041 Structural metal fabricators
and fitters 410 $19.93 $43,590
51-2092 Team assemblers 10,570 $15.41 $33,120
51-2099 Assemblers and fabricators,
all other 1,650 $10.00 $23,670
51-4041 Machinists 2,890 $21.03 $45,260
51-4121 Welders, cutters, solderers,
and brazers 2,770 $17.42 $38,430
51-4122 Welding, soldering, and braz-ing machine setters, opera-tors, and tenders
380 $17.36 $42,310
Robust higher education resources for engineers and
precision production
• Missouri Aerospace Training Consortium has partnered five community colleges in the greater St. Louis region to commit to training thousands of workers for advanced manufacturing jobs. The members of the consortium currently offer many programs that are related to aerospace manufacturing such as aerospace production and assembly, robotics and automation, preci-sion machining, and welding.
• Missouri benefits from a number of available two- and four-year engineer-ing degree programs. In 2011–2014, there were over 580 engineerengineer-ing degrees granted.
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fast-track construction process
• Permitting assistance and expedited local permitting are available. • A strong relationship with building trades, carpenters, and laborers
encourages collaboration to shorten project completion times. • FAA approvals have congressional support.
• The Missouri Department of Transportation has received recognition for com-pleting projects ahead of schedule, winning top honors in the Mid America Regional “America’s Transportation Awards” competition for the statewide Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Project and the Route 5 Shared Four-Lane Project in Camden and Laclede counties.
aggressive state and local incentives may include:
• Missouri Works tax incentives (including withholdings tax retention and/or refundable corporate tax credits)
• Missouri Works training funds
• Workforce hiring and recruitment assistance • Missouri BUILD refundable corporate tax credits
• Automatic tax exemption on inventory, energy consumption, machinery and equipment for manufacturers
• Sales tax exemption for replacement parts and equipment used on aircraft • Sales tax exemption for FF&E
• Real and personal property tax abatement • TIF real estate PILOT program
• Foreign Trade Zone deferral and/or exemption of customs duties • EB-5 Regional Center designation for qualified investor visas
