Smith Reynolds Airport - Public Information Open House

You are invited to a public information open house to learn about the

Smith Reynolds Airport - Master Plan Update

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Smith Reynolds Airport Terminal Building Departure Lounge

Please feel free to attend anytime between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. (no formal presentation)

 

The Smith Reynolds Airport is currently in the process of updating its Master Plan document and associated Airport Layout Plan (ALP) set.  The purpose of the Master Plan is to identify improvements over a 20 year planning period that will improve safety, increase operational efficiency, or increase capacity.  The proposed improvements consider several factors including environmental and community impacts along with the anticipated availability of future grant funding.  Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, or disability.  The meeting is being conducted to give interested persons an opportunity to learn about the location, conceptual design, and social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed improvements.  Representatives from the airport and the project team will be available to answer questions and to receive comments.  Public comments and questions should be either written and hand delivered to Mr. Mark R. Davidson A.A.E., Airport Director, or sent via e-mail to: mark.davidson@smithreynolds.org and should include the respondent’s name and community of residence.  All submitted comments/questions will be compiled, reviewed, and considered.

Persons who require special accommodations should contact the Airport Director at 336.767.6361 at least seven days prior to the meeting.

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Beverly Eaves Perdue  
Governor

State of North Carolina

Office of the Governor

 

20301 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-0301

Jan. 19, 2012

Contact: Mark Johnson                          

Office: (919) 733-5612        

Aircraft Maintenance Company to Add 25 Jobs in Forsyth County

State Grant Helps Firm Expand in Winston-Salem

RALEIGH - Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that Piedmont Propulsion Systems LLC, a leader in military, regional airline and general aviation turboprop overhaul and repair, will expand in Forsyth County.  The company plans to create 25 jobs and invest more than $1.6 million during the next three years in Winston-Salem.  The project was made possible in part by a $50,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund.

“My top priority is creating jobs,” Gov. Perdue said. “We have been able to aggressively grow the aerospace sector in the Triad and North Carolina because of our history of investing in education and building a highly skilled workforce. These investments must continue, along with our investments in infrastructure and transportation that have created our top-ranked business climate.”

Piedmont Propulsion Systems was founded in 1948 under Piedmont Airlines and is currently owned by First Aviation Services Inc.  The company repairs and overhauls composite and metal blades, actuators, hubs, governors and control units for major propeller manufacturers.  Piedmont Propulsion Systems currently employs 31 full-time and 4 part-time employees at its facilities in Winston-Salem.  As part of the project, the company will renovate and move into space at the Smith-Reynolds Airport.

“North Carolina has what it takes to be successful in attracting businesses to the state: a skilled work force, a business friendly environment and a government that encourages economic growth and is focused on job creation.”, says Aaron Hollander, Chairman and CEO of First Aviation Services, Inc., the parent company of Piedmont Propulsion Systems (PPS). “The cooperation and efficiency we experienced in the approval process between the Airport Authority, City, County and State Governments was impressive. We are very pleased that North Carolina will be a long-term home to an important First Aviation business unit."

Salaries will vary by job function, but the average annual wage for the new jobs will be $34,304.  The One NC Fund provides financial assistance, through local governments, to attract business projects that will stimulate economic activity and create new jobs in the state.  Companies receive no money up front and must meet job creation and investment performance standards to qualify for grant funds.  These grants also require and are contingent upon local matches.

“Piedmont Propulsion is further evidence of how we have transformed North Carolina from agriculture and manufacturing to a diverse economy with high-tech, higly skilled industries,” said Sen. Linda Garrou, of Winston-Salem. “That transformation is due to our focus and funding for education.”

“These are exactly the sort of jobs we want to bring to the Triad and our state,” said Rep. Earline Parmon, of Winston-Salem. “Piedmont Propulsion saw that the policies we have pursued in the past were oriented toward the future, not short term gain, and created the kind of business climate that made today’s announcement possible.”

North Carolina continues to have a top-ranked business climate.  Through Gov. Perdue’s JobsNOW initiative, the state works aggressively to create jobs, train and retrain its workforce, and lay the foundation for a strong and sustainable economic future.

Through use of the One NC Fund companies have committed to create more than 60,000 jobs and $11 billion in investment since 2001.  Other partners that helped with this project include: the N.C. Department of Commerce, the N.C. Community Colleges, the City of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, the Airport Commission of Forsyth County and the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce.

For more information about Piedmont Propulsion Systems, including job opportunities, please visit piedmontpropulsion.com.

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Mark Johnson

Deputy Communications Director

Office of the Governor

1 East Edenton Street

Raleigh, NC 27601

919-733-5612

919-520-0311 cell