Executive Director Deborah Gross said businesses cannot fulfill Air Force contracts alone, so they often have to work together and events like these give them a chance to meet each other and understand what each other has to offer.
Ernest Osborne, a manager with METI, said it is tough for contractors right now not knowing how much money the Air Force is going to have and not knowing how many reductions could be made due to budget cuts.
But he said you have to have a little faith and be creative. That’s why businesses say events like this are helpful to learn what other companies can do and how they can work together for less.
Defense leaders also say this could be an opportunity for the Dayton community to increase the money that it receives from Wright-Patterson. They say that Dayton’s low cost of work and location could save the Air Force money.