ford airport – iron mountain, mi january 24, 2013
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Introduction
Tim Howen – Airport Manager Dickinson County Commercial Operations since 1949 Strong economic life factors
Service by Delta to Minneapolis, MN Over 11,000 passengers in 2011 and growing Enplanements Yield Funding
$1 Million in Capital Improvement Annually
Two Fixed Based Operators Superior Aviation Kubick Aviation
FedEx / CSA Cargo Operations Valley Med – Medical Transport
Current Operations
Community Benefit
Economic Benefit Business traveler convenience Leisure travel Military travel Government Travel
Major Employers
Major Employers that
Export
Employed 2010 Employed 2011 Employed 2012
Verso 475 475 475
Northern Star Industries 425 525 570
Grede Foundries 392 392 425
Champion, Inc. 354 354 354
Oldenburg Group, Inc. 175 175 175
LP Corporation 146 146 146
MJ Electric 140 169 186
Other Employers
Employed 2010
Employed 2011
Employed 2012
Dickinson Health Care System 615 615 715Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital 420 510 654
Breitung Township Schools 223 140 131
Iron Mountain Schools 150 130 110
Gunville Trucking, Inc. 130 130 130
US Special Delivery 110 110 110
Coleman Engineering 94 94 94Great American Disposal/Loadmaster 70 70 70