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Title: NCUCA Fall Conference
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John Harbison Deputy Director
Presentation to American Council of Engineering
Companies of NC May 18, 2009
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BRAC Changes at Fort Bragg and Pope AFB
- Ft. Bragg is already the largest Army post in the
country - Growing to more than 80,000 soldiers and
employees. - Includes BRAC actions, Army Transformation, and
Grow the Army initiatives. - U.S. Army Forces Command and Army Reserve Command
Headquarters transfer from Atlanta in 2011. - Pope AFB transfers to the Army in 2011.
- 440th Reserve Airlift Wing has relocated from
Milwaukee to Pope AFB.
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Economic Impact Population
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Community Impact of Changes at Fort Bragg
- Population growth projecting 40,000 additional
people - Creates a shortage of schools, classrooms, and
teachers - Impact on housing, roads, airports, workforce,
infrastructure, public safety, medical and
quality of life - A regional approach is essential to plan and
prepare for the changes
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Critical Issues
- School Construction Shortfall
- 259 million requirement for 6,674 mission
related students - Closing Bragg Blvd and widening Murchison Road
- 85 million project is a security issue for
FORSCOM/Ft. Bragg - Extension of I-295 to All American Freeway
- 63.7 million to begin work on 270 million
project
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Direct Economic OpportunitiesDue to Changes at
Ft. Bragg
- On Post over 2.2 billion in military
construction during the next 5 years. - 5 billion - 7 billion in the AADC
- Opportunities for prime contracts, partnerships,
subcontracts, suppliers. - Increased defense related business from in and
out of state. - Need additional hospitality, convention and
meeting space. - Office and warehouse space needed for
contractors. - Requires a skilled talent pool for defense
related businesses!
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Community Impact of Changes at Ft. Bragg
- FORSCOM/USARC Headquarters will transfer
approximately 3,000 positions from Atlanta in
2011 - Senior decision makers that decide how to
organize and equip the entire U.S. Army - Manage more than 30 billion of DOD budget
- Hospitality requirements 20,000 visits a year
- Excellent workforce and economic opportunities
- Potential to attract new defense related industry
and expand existing businesses
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New FORSCOM / USARC Headquarters
- Hensel Phelps awarded a 288.5 million design to
build contract for a 500,000 sq ft facility for
FORSCOM/USARC headquarters - 220,000 sq ft additional space for IT and related
functions - Ground breaking ceremony conducted 8 Dec 08
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Economic Transformation Goals
- Define and establish a Defense Homeland
Security (DHS) Industry in North Carolina - Create partnerships and alliances between
industry, universities and DOD programs. - Promote and market the All American Defense
Corridor to attract, build and expand companies
in the region to create new high tech jobs - Establish a North Carolina Center for Defense
Homeland Security (DHS) as a Statewide Authority
for assessing, coordinating and connecting DHS
programs with North Carolina strengths
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Economic Transformation
All-American Defense Corridor
- Market and promote Southeastern North Carolina to
attract new defense companies to the region. - Emphasize our strengths
- Five major military installations
- World-class research development capabilities
- Motivated and skilled talent pool
- Outstanding quality of life
- Excellent transportation systems
- Objective is to establish a defense industry
sector with high technology, high paying jobs
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Workforce Transformation
SUMMARY
- BRAC growth is already occurring.
- Biggest impact will be felt in 2011 and after.
- FORSCOM/USARC will be the catalyst for
establishing a Defense HS industry in North
Carolina - All American Defense Corridor is attracting
attention and defense related companies to the
Ft. Bragg region - NC Center for Defense Homeland Security will
make NC more competitive
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Schools (K-12)Cost of Education
Cost of education for teachers, administration
and operating costs is approximately 7600 per
pupil per year259 million is needed for the
total cumulative regional cost of education over
five years for the 6,674 students related to
mission growth at Ft Bragg
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FTCC Partnership
- Invested 0.5M in the establishment of the
- Advanced Visualization and Interactive Digital
Center - and
- All American Center for Workforce Innovation
- in the Virtual College Center at FTCC
- Focused on the creation of high skill/ high tech
jobs
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Workforce Demonstration Program
- Establishing an i3D Center of Excellence at FTCC
in partnership with the BRAC RTF - State of the art capabilities education and
training - Virtual network with i3D classrooms to link K-12,
CCs and Universities with Industry Partners - Used US DOL funds to purchase i3D classrooms for
our 8 Community Colleges - Golden Leaf funding received for 11 classrooms
for pilot programs in one high school in each of
our 11 counties
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