Eastland Municipal Airport

10 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 8 PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n Eastland Economic Development, Inc www.eastlanddevelopment.com The Eastland Economic Development, Inc., was established in 1993, by the Eastland electorate and approved by the City Commissioners. The EEDI was set up as a non-profit economic development corporation under the Development Act of 1979, with the goal to assist and enhance economic development activities for the city. n Eastland Chamber of Commerce www.eastlandchamber.com Eastland, Texas is a thriving community located conveniently between Fort Worth and Abilene on I-20. With amenities including fishing, hunting, swimming, golf, and lake sports along with restaurants, historic Majestic Theatre, retail shopping, an award-winning hospital and highly successful school district, Eastland is the perfect place to visit or stay. n Raydon, Inc. http://www.raydon-inc.com The airport also partners with a neighboring airport, Ranger Airport, that has a flying school as another route to work towards pilot training. “We support them and they support us, so it is a great partnership.” Beyond the future of young people in aviation, the future of Eastland Municipal Airport is looking up, fueled by the passion for all things aviation held by its FBO owner and airport manager. Zietz summarizes it best. “The virus was very difficult on all of us and all Americans across the country. So now we can focus on keeping the business growing with the airport expansion and let people know that we are here and we are growing and we will keep aviation safe and accommodating.” “I want to let them know that if you need anything just let us know,” he concludes.