Business View Magazine l January 2023

254 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 the airport to another manager. Joe leaves his post with an impressive aviation career behind him which dates back to the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. There was an airport on campus with its own flight school and Joe caught the bug. He went on to work for Delta in a few capacities, start his own stunt plane aircraft company, and pilot stunt planes in air shows. When the American Disabilities Act said that you could not discriminate because of correctable disabilities, and Joe got to wear glasses in the cockpit, he became a pilot for Delta. After 9/11 and pilot furloughs, Joe became interested in commercial real estate and took over as Airport Manager for Lincolnton. But before he hands over the keys to the airport, he is making sure he leaves the place better than he found it. “I hope that Lincolnton County Airport will remain a vibrant part of the business aviation community for many, many years.” He continues, “It’s only going to get better. It’s poised for tremendous growth over the next five years. I’ve been telling people for the last couple of years, if you come back here in four or five years, you won’t recognize this place. A lot of it is due to Charlotte’s overflow, and so our day is coming for explosive growth.” PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n SPATCO Energy Solutions www.spatco.com SPATCO Energy Solutions, with over 85 years of experience, is the leading supplier of innovative solutions for liquid handling equipment and service for petroleum and industrial fuels and fluids. We provide design and construction services, installation, project management, and post-job inspections. With 25 offices and 650+ employees, SPATCO delivers on-time and within budget no matter the size.