PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n Richland Engineering, A division of The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc. www.manniksmithgroup.com Richland Engineering (RE) is a multi-discipline engineering firm within The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc., specializing in civil, environmental, and transportation engineering. With a commitment to innovation and sustainability, RE provides tailored solutions that enhance infrastructure and promote community wellbeing, ensuring quality and client satisfaction in every project. of scheduled air service in certain underserved communities.) Anyway, right now, we are more geared toward cargo.” Nonetheless, he maintains that the airport is “open for business.” Recently, it received a land donation from a nearby owner and now has plenty of room to grow. “We are ripe for development,” he avers. “We have a lot of land here that we can develop and our master plan has a lot of expansion in it; one of our ramps is pretty good-sized and we have three commercial hangars planned for that area. It would also be nice to have a hotel out here; it would do very well.” Meanwhile, the current project agenda is being fulfilled. “The next 18 months are going to be exciting,” Sparks declares,“once our obstructions start coming down and we start getting the new lighting in.And we’re going to keep pushing for companies to come in here and bring their business to us and this county. It’s going to be challenging, but it’s going to be fun. We’re going to keep making improvements and get our name out there. I’m excited to see in what direction we’re going to go. I want good things to happen for this airport; I want to see this place succeed.” 146 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 12, ISSUE 01
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