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aegis of the Federal Transit Administration, or National establish the region’s affiliation and brand awareness
Transportation Safety Board for instance) dedicated within the industry.
to aircraft safety, flight control technology, crash The Nashville Chamber and Regional Council should
reconstruction, or UAV research and testing. Getting also be enlisted to add the aviation industry as a primary
there will depend on the mobilization of many players recruitment target, and develop marketing collateral that
and resources at the state and regional levels and the touts the region’s aviation assets including its existing
further advancement of MTSU into applied research and strengths in advanced manufacturing. A realistic goal
technology development. within the next three to five years would be to recruit
In the more immediate term, the region has the or incubate a component manufacturer or possibly an
opportunity to “grow into the brand” (while further airliner refurbishment facility as an anchor investment
expanding its already strong tourism industry), by in the corridor. This, along with continued investment
hosting more aviation-related events such as air-shows, in MTSU’s Aerospace research capacity could help drive
fly-ins and aviation-related conferences that help to additional aerospace investment in the region.

AEROSPACE PROGRAM AT MTSU
Source: MTSU