Business View Magazine March 2023

239 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 3 The terminal has a full restaurant, departure lounge, and businesses that rent space. This includes rental car companies, the Office of State Representative Barry Jozwiak, and the Sheriff’s Department. There are two FBOs, Reading Jet Center and Millennium Aviation, as well as three fuel farms that are open from eight in the morning to eight at night. The airport operations staff are on hand from 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM daily. “We have been trying to get the message out that an airport is here for many reasons,” says Zackary Tempesco, Airport Director. “People look at this airport, and because we don’t have scheduled air service, they tend to not see the value as much. I tell people that without the airport you simply don’t have the ability for businesses to move into the area and access the community quickly, especially larger businesses that may need private business aircraft travel.” He continues, “There is also general aviation travel – I mean, we have two fixed-based operators READING REGIONAL AI RPORT RANKS! Greater Reading • Ranked No. 11 in Hottest Housing Markets in the U.S. and No. 1 in Pennsylvania by HomeArea.com. • Ranked in the Top 100 Best Places to Live in the U.S. and #4 in Pennsylvania by U.S. News. • Ranked in the Top 25 Safest Places to Live in the U.S. by U.S. News. • Ranked No. 10 Best Places to Retire in the U.S. by U.S. News. • Ranked in the Top 20 Best Places to Be a Teacher by SmartAsset.com. SCAN ME TO SIGN UP TO RECEIVE RELEVANT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEWS MONTHLY ABOUT THE GREATER READING REGION, OR VISIT TINYURL.COM/ EDNEWSLETTERS.