I wonder if you could jump industries. Someone around McDonnell Douglas could do the repairs. St. Louis?

Nonetheless, if you have to ship the frame, the cost won't be significantly different to ship one state over vs shipping across the country.

"Bike Flights" is a service that essentially provides commercial shipping rates to individuals for shipping bike related stuff, and can save a bit on shipping. I think there was a discussion about another competitor, but don't remember who.

I'm finding a few lists of titanium bicycle frame builders online, but finding them listed by state is more problematic.