There are several industry segments where Utah has competitive strengths. These strentghs are being enhanced in part by Utah's Economic Cluster Initiative—promoting the collaboration of organizations to offer sustainable advantages to local economies. The following is a list of technolog industries where Utah has core competencies and significant competitive advantages:

Software & Information Technology

• Systems management & security
• Web services & software applications
• Wireless technologies
• Digital media
• High-performance computing applications
• GIS mapping & imaging
  

Life Science

• Personalized/predictive medicine
• Medical devices & products
• Microbe biotechnology
• Environmental & agricultural technology & remediation
• Cellular systems

Aerospace

• Composites & advanced materials
• Propulsion systems
• Communications & avionics

Defense & Homeland Security

• Smart sensors & chemical/biological detection
• Autonomous systems

If you're not familiar Governor Jon Huntsman's cluster initiative, GOED's website provides a nice overview. As part of Huntsman's 10-point economic revitalization plan, the cluster initiative is to promote growth in seven targeted industries, aerospace being one of them.