PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n Concurrent Technologies Corporation www.ctc.com Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) is an independent, nonprofit, applied scientific research and development professional services organization. CTC collaborates with its technology transition affiliate, Enterprise Ventures Corporation, to provide full lifecycle solutions through research, development, test, and evaluation work. We deliver innovative solutions that safeguard national security, retain U.S. technological advantage, and ensure the primacy of American manufacturing. n University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown www.johnstown.pitt.edu The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown was founded in 1927 and is the first and largest regional campus of the University of Pittsburgh. Offering over 50 undergraduate degrees and certificates, Pitt-Johnstown is a vital knowledge center and the foremost contributor to the region’s educational, social, cultural, and economic development. vision for the facility’s future: continuing expanding airline service for business and leisure travelers, growing hangar capacity and infrastructure to support the aviation community across general aviation and corporate sectors, and leading in advanced air mobility innovation to enable safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace. For a regional airport in a Rust Belt community once defined by industrial decline, Johnstown is writing a distinctly forward-looking chapter in Pennsylvania aviation. and DRS. The region’s defense industry generates over $100 million annually in federal contracts, establishing Johnstown as a significant player in high-tech military applications. “It’s definitely not just me. It’s a great team,” Cree emphasizes. “We have a great airport authority board, a nine-member board of very supportive businesspeople in the community that support the airport. We have a great FBO that we’re working with in Nulton Aviation Services.And the federal, the state, and the local political leaders are all very supportive and help us seek and obtain grant funds.” The airport’s staff maintains 24-hour, year-round operations while pursuing these ambitious development goals. Cree articulates a three-part Cory Cree, Airport Manager. 200 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 12, ISSUE 11
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