Business View Magazine | March 2020

212 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MARCH 2020 YOUR #1 PT6 OVERHAUL/REPAIR ALTERNATIVE 812.877.2587 turbines@turbinesinc.com /turbinesinc SERVICE | VALUE | TRUST SINCE 1981 DEDICATED TO PT6 ENGINES into the first three and then the second three should be done by late spring,” he reports. “More individuals are bringing planes to the Airport now; we had an individual from out of state; we had some from other airports. The new hangars have helped. Being the larger box hangars, some people can put up to three aircraft in one hangar, depending on their size. So, some or our tenants who were paying for a couple of T-hangars can now put them in one hangar.” Another recent project took out the Airport’s third runway, 18/36, and replaced it with a new taxiway. “It had what the FAA calls ‘hot spots,’” says Hauser. “So, we decided to take out that runway and put in a long taxiway because we already have two nice runways. It’s for the west quad folks to make it easier for them to get to the primary runways. We’re getting ready to start a new apron project, which is really just a rehab of part of our ramp/apron area, next year. We have over a million square feet of ramp, so we need to take care of that and make sure it stays in good condition.” An ongoing project for Hauser is marketing the Airport to potential businesses. About 250 acres of Airport property has been designated as “Aerotech Park,” and is within both an Airport Development Zone and a Foreign Trade Zone, enabling companies to leverage incentives that allow them to compete nationally and internationally. Examples of industries that the Airport could accommodate include, but are not limited to, corporate flight departments, aircraft maintenance repair and overhaul facilities, light industrial, manufacturing, and warehouse distribution. Hauser believes that because it sits right off of I-70, which goes directly to business/industrial park on the south side of Terre Haute, the Airport is perfectly located for a logistics operation. Aerotech Park also capitalizes on Indiana’s robust infrastructure, which includes: 41 freight railroads; 14 interstates including I-70, I-74, I-69, I-65, and I-80; and three ports within 120 miles,