THE NATION’s eyes focused on Iowa for the historically close 2012 Iowa Caucuses held January 3. Iowa has hosted the nation’s first electoral event for every presidential election since 1972….
Category: Airports
Chicago Executive Airport Marks 25 Years of Municipal Ownership
PROSPECT HEIGHTS/WHEELING, ILL. – The City of Prospect Heights, the Village of Wheeling and members of the Chicago Executive Airport Board of Directors celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the airport’s…
Small Airport To Be Sold To Raise Money To Fund Larger Airport
OZARK, MO. – Air Park South, located west of Ozark, Missouri, is being sold with proceeds from the sale going to Springfield-Branson National Airport for general aviation improvements. Both the…
OMNNI Associates Recognized For Excellence In Airport Construction
APPLETON, WIS. – Roger Arnold, P.E., of OMNNI Associates, Appleton, Wis., has received the “2011 Outstanding Airport Construction Award” for his role as resident engineer on a runway reconstruction project…
Airport Director Looks At Leasing Land To Tech School As One More Means To Keep Airport Self-Sufficient
APPLETON, WIS. – A $32.5 million public safety training center for Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) may be built on leased land from Outagamie County Regional Airport in Appleton, Wis.,…
Bayfield… Where You Land, Depends On What You Want To Do
by Dave Weiman It is not just the community of Bayfield, Wisconsin, which is a major tourist attraction and recreational area, but all of Bayfield County, and the local communities of…
Small Airport To Be Sold To Raise Money To Fund Larger Airport
OZARK, MO. – Air Park South, located west of Ozark, Missouri, is being sold with proceeds from the sale going to Springfield-Branson National Airport for general aviation improvements. Both the…
Mayor Supports Local Airport
BARABOO, WIS. – All too often, local politicians do not support their local airport, claiming that airplanes based there are only toys for rich people. But not so in Baraboo,…
Excise Fuel Taxes…
by David Mann, President Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association Several months back, I wrote to many of our members and advised them that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was auditing our…
Coalition Seeks To Strengthen Local Economies With Environmental-Friendly Industry At Airports
GWINN, MICH. – The Upper Michigan Green Aviation Coalition (UM-GAC) has completed its first set of conferences, which address the latest trends in aviation and sustainability. According to Vikki Kulju,…