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A nearby military installation or federal facility is an often overlooked pillar of the local economy and among a city's or region's largest employers. Its economic presence can be felt in many ways. The wages and salaries that are paid to a civilian workforce or military members, spent largely on the local economy, are perhaps the greatest and most visible evidence. Direct purchases made on the local economy for food, supplies, and often services from local utilities add to this presence. Capital expenditures, such as contracts for construction and renovation at a base or federal facility, also often benefit local firms as part of the contractor base.
HYJEK & FIX, INC. offers an extensive range of assistance to help communities take steps to enhance their military bases, maximizing economic impact, and preventing the premature closure of the facility. In this time of constrained budgets, and with a new round of base closures scheduled for 2005, a military facility and its economic benefit cannot be taken for granted. Communities frequently use economic development strategies and actions to attract and keep commercial companies and enterprises. Many of those strategies and actions are also directly applicable when a community wants to ensure the continued economic viability of a nearby military base.
