Business View Civil and Municipal | May/June 2022

102 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 5 use development. Mayor Patrick emphasizes, “Housing in Warner Robins is going to be a focus of my administration, especially when it comes to workforce housing. There is a drastic need for our teachers, nurses, military personnel, city employees, county employees, police officers, firefighters, etc. to ensure they are able to live, work, and play within our city limits. Housing affordability will be a priority.” Aside from Robins Air Force Base, which currently employs 24,000 people, Warner Robins has several major employers in the community. Hogan reports that the city’s top 10 employers include the Houston County Board of Education, Perdue Farms, Houston Healthcare, Bluebird Company, Frito Lay, the Houston County Government, the City of Warner Robins, Fort Valley State University, and Kroger Company. Partnering with Central Georgia Technical College makes it possible to meet the need for skilled labor. As Hogan describes, an Ardurra Company www.ardurra.com WE ARE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING INNOVATIVE/ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TO CLIENTS’ WATER AND WASTEWATER NEEDS, UTILIZING PROVEN PROJECT-DELIVERY METHODS. WATER CIVIL PUBLIC WORKS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STRUCTURAL SURVEYING AQUATICS ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORTATION