Jason Kester, executive director of the Southern Ohio Port Authority (SOPA), has plans for Scioto County’s development that reach all the way into space. Kester thinks the aerospace industry is a natural fit for the area, and that the Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport could play a key role in attracting that industry to the area, the Portsmouth Daily Times reports. SOPA and the Scioto County Commissioners last year “partnered to have a report done on the airport” that recommended aerospace as a target industry; Kester said “the tri-state cooperative of airports are working on attracting aerospace business to the region,” according to the article. A new Fixed Base Operator for the Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport was announced in November 2016; PMH Aviation “plans to offer aircraft rental, ground on instruction, training supplies, on site testing” and other services. Scioto County Commissioner Bryan Davis said commissioners “are excited about the new FBO,” and said the county will spend “nearly $200,000 on a project aimed at enhancing the infrastructure in the area of the airport.” For more, read the full article.
Airport could be key in plans to attract aerospace industry to southern Ohio
