Washington Parish’s part in target industry determination remarks on plenty of affordable and available land, labor, and housing, timber and paper production, an excellent quality of life, coming recreational and living opportunities, a close proximity to the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, and the presence of the Technology Corridor that runs from Michoud Space Center in New Orleans to Stennis Space Center.

Washington Parish would make an excellent location for material supplies businesses, warehousing and distribution, aerospace and defense manufacturing, and other technology companies attracted to the technology activities in the Technology Corridor.

Furthermore, in late 2007, St Tammany Parish, in collaboration with all groups of the I-12 Alliance, embarked in 3rd party research to determine the region and the parish’s primary assets directly related to the community’s place in the global economy and the strategic growth already poised for prosperity.

The formal research item can be downloaded here, however in summary, the region as collaborative partners has been determined to be incredibly well suited for companies of the

following industries:

		International Trade
		Energy
		Material Supplies
		Logistics & Distribution
		Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing

Click here to learn more about the regional target industries.

 Washington Parish Data Profile