Business View Magazine November-December 2018

126 127 “I think, like any airport, especially a re- gional airport, focusing on the non-aero- nautical revenue is going to be the key to allowing us to be more sustainable,” Morgan muses. “I really think this is going to be a focus for us for the next few years. We recently lost Horizon Air as a com- mercial carrier, and although Skywest has stepped up and is adding flights, it is a real blow. I want to help people see that air travel is a ‘use it or lose it’ type of thing, but also that we are capable of handling, and overcoming, difficult prob- lems. I hope five years down the road, we | 313 D Street, Suite 301 | (208) 799-9083 | www.lewis-clarkvalley.org| “If you can choose where you work… Why not choose a place where you LOVE to live” LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT are an example of a real success story after an economic loss.” “I am not sure what that could look like,” she continues, “but there is both a pilot and main- tenance personnel shortage right now, and this airport would make a perfect ground platform for training. The area is agricultural in background and most of the young people growing up here are already mechanically minded. There is a future here for them in this industry, and perhaps if we establish ourselves as a training center, then they will not have to go elsewhere to find jobs. This is the kind of place where I can see the community rallying behind us and helping to explore options for a successful future.” PREFERRED VENDOR n Valley Vision, Inc. www.lewis-clarkvalley.org