Business View Civil & Municipal l November 2022

96 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 9 the current industries that we have and the industries that we are anticipating for the future.” Increasing the number of flights allowed into Dover Air Force Base under a joint-use agreement between the city and the base is part of an effort to attract new industries to Dover. The city has reached out to companies such as Amazon, DHL, FedEx, and others, with the hope of not only bringing new jobs to the region but also taking advantage of the skill set on the base. “If we can do that, and bring these major carriers here, we already have a captive audience that could quickly jump in and fill the jobs that would be created from a new aviation maintenance and repair facility to entice major carriers to locate in the area, and that’s Dover Air Force Base,” he says. “With a repair facility, we would keep these people in the fabric of the community, use them as an example to the young folks, and allow our Dave Hugg, City Manager