Business View Civil Municipal June 2023

2 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 6 EDI TOR ’S NOTES From coast to coast the team here at Business View publications cover dynamic companies that have proven to not only rebound from the height of the pandemic but are also hitting new levels far surpassing pre-covid business numbers. When we look at some of the intangibles that may play a part in these company success stories a few variables jump to mind. Namely, consistency in performance, loyalty to one’s customer base, and boundless enthusiasm that not only motivates employees but also manages to reverberate through client transactions. At Business View, we don’t stop at profiling industry-leading companies. With each issue, we go one step further to profile some of the leading regional and community airports in the country as well as a host of some of the fastest-growing regions throughout North America. This issue also features several ongoing series focusing on dynamic and leading school districts across the US with a deep dive into the special role they play in their respective communities. A parallel series that has been featured in our last few issues and continues in this month’s pages is a focus on community banking and the role credit unions and community banks play in the broader community. We spoke with Superintendents and district school staff from leading school districts across the county including Valparaiso School District and the East Porter County School Corp about their exciting skills-based learning models and devotion to the community they serve. We also had the good fortune to speak to the management team at several leading US-based credit unions including Alternatives Federal Credit Union, Dannemora Federal Credit Union, Quorum Federal Credit Union, and TCT Federal Credit Union. All of these highly-ranked financial institutions are paving the way to a secure financial future for their valued members. With all our profiles our hope is that our valued business leaders learn a little something new about their relevant business sector as well as something about key developments within other business sectors that may serve to increase productivity and represent a model to strive for. Turning to all things aviation, we had a bird’s eye view into different operational upgrades taking flight at Pryor Field Regional Airport based in Tanner, Alabama. As a gateway to an area known as an aviation hub, we learned of the great business links the airport has established with the community and its ties with aviation-related industries and businesses. Offering a full ‘red carpet’ aviation experience is what this regional gem does best. Just as in the businesses that we viewed this month which includes e-ZINK, ISA Cybersecurity, and Areoseal all of whom are booming now that we have been loosened from the economic spinoffs of the pandemic, so too are the cities, towns, and counties across the continent that we featured for June. We are continuing to see expansion on the municipal horizon. From Banning, California to Manor, Texas, notable economic projects grace the horizon as well as planned infrastructure upgrades that illustrate tremendous growth potential. The big takeaway with this issue is ‘economic expansion and marked growth’ for all the regions and companies we were honored to profile. Karen Surca Editor in Chief Dear Readers,