Business View Magazine | January 2021

236 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JANUARY 2021 Our General Aviation (GA) Airport is an essential community asset that directly benefits the lives of everyone in Allen County. We are the first face for any new business that comes to Lima. The county expects us to make a great impression! Business aircraft travel to and from local airports across the country every day, bringing marketing, professional, technical service, and support staffers efficiently and quickly to their destination. These individuals, in turn, spend money in the local economy by staying in local hotels and eating at nearby restaurants. Air ambulances (helicopters), freight, organ donor flights, surgical teams, DOD, Air Force One/ HMX-1, Angel Flights, PAW Flights (yes, a puppy was adopted & flown in), & the list goes on… We’ve had infants transported from out of state that needed critical care at one of our two local hospitals (St. Rita’s and Lima Memorial). We are very proud to be part of those services in one way or another. Even fallen soldiers have been flown home to Allen County. This is a Public Airport, and we are here for the public of Allen County. As it continues to age, the Allen County Airport will continue to provide the essential services one would expect. We can only continue to grow and prosper. We have three full-time dedicated employees, an active airport board authority, active volunteers, and we are a “Diamond in the Rough.” Our ACIP Projects list goes well into the year 2041 – I hope I’m still here to see that happen! PREFERRED VENDOR n Jess Howard Electric Company www.jesshoward.com