Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 6

196 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 6 some pretty good participation this year, and I think it will keep going. And of course the association with the Diamondbacks has been really great so far. We’re just really looking forward to how that’s going to affect traffic between here and Arizona and other places.” Amarillo is steadily expanding as a transportation hub for the Texas Panhandle area. In addition to its airport, the city is located along Interstate 40, halfway between Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. There is also rail access thanks to the BNSF Railway Company. The airport is looking to increase its own traffic by bringing back some flights that were canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic. A stop in Phoenix, Arizona, could be especially appealing given the Sod Poodle’s relationships with the Diamondbacks. Whatever the future holds for Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport, it will be based in PREFERRED VENDORS/PARTNERS n Flight Mechanix, LLC. www.flightmechanix.com Flight Mechanix is a premium aircraft service provider focused on the customer and the betterment of their assets. Flight Mechanix offers comprehensive asset management, high quality maintenance, and turn key brokerage services. Our attention to detail and exclusive customer service will leave you confident and satisfied with your ownership experience. n Happy State Bank happybank.com | info@happybank.com Happy State Bank was founded in 1908 in Happy, Texas and offers a wide range of financial services through its network of 61 bank branches in 45 communities across the state. Known for its culture, Happy provides a great work environment while focusing on giving dynamic, personal banking service. n Amarillo Economic Development Corporation www.amarilloedc.com | info@amarilloedc.com part on a shared goal. Conner sums it up well in his own passionate way: “So between the airport, the city itself, the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation, the Chamber of Commerce, and several other organizations – and we’ve got our business leaders from highly respected companies, banks and others – that we’ve all kind of partnered together with to say ‘Hey, we want to make Amarillo a better place and we want to grow this place and we just want to be a really great place for people to live, grow, and have their business.’ It’s this really great ball of positiveness going on, at least at the moment, so I try to play on that and help it grow. We just want the airport to be a part of that.”