Business View Magazine - Nov 2023

303 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 11 In addition, the airport has also designated the same 130 acres as an Airport Land Development Zone (or ALDZ) through the State of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, as Cree points out. “If a business moves into the ALDZ, that employer could obtain a tax credit for each new employee that he has working at the business within the ALDZ,” he explains. “The 130 acres do overlap in both zones: the ALDZ and the KOEZ, which allows the business owner to choose what Zone and subsequent tax credit best fits their business model. “In the future,” he adds, “we also have some grant applications pending that we’re hoping will receive funding. We try to go after unique grant funding, even if it may be difficult to get that grant. The adage goes that if you don’t try, you won’t succeed. We have grant applications to add a second jet A (a type of kerosene) fuel tank to our fuel farm. We’ll also be submitting grant applications to construct additional parking lots here at the terminal building. We’re trying to continue to grow the airport.” Next year in the spring and summer, a parking lot will be constructed near the Hangar 15 complex to support the SFU A&P maintenance program. “We’ll also be reconstructing the aircraft apron in front of the Hangar 15 Complex,” Cree says. “We’ll be relocating some airport security fencing and gates on that side of the field as well for better security, as well as public access to the flight school without providing public access to the airfield.” “The entire 130 acres are still undeveloped,” he continues. “We have not put anyone into those zones yet. We would like to bring in a maintenance THE JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA COUNT Y AI RPORT Heather Tomasko Assistant Aiport Manager and Cory Cree Aip