Utah is a leader in Advanced Materials with thriving industries and major employers including Boeing, Hexcel, Northrop Grumman, ENVE and Easton Technical Products.
Forbes Magazine has recognized Utah as a top-three “Best State for Business” for more than a decade, ranking Utah #3 in 2019. Since 2007, when the rankings started, no other state has maintained a #3 or higher ranking.
In 2018, the Tax Foundation ranked Utah’s Total Tax Climate as the #8 best in the nation. The state is also #3 nationwide and top in the West according to Site Selection Group’s Best States for Manufacturing report.
The state’s Aerospace Pathways program is a nationally recognized, internship-based workforce development program anchored in five high school districts and several tech colleges.
Utah is among top states in the U.S. in the concentration of aerospace and outdoor products employment.