Thursday, December 19, 2013

Airport getting helo repair firm

ENTERPRISE, Ala. -- Enterprise is getting about 200 helicopter maintenance jobs in the next year-and-a-half. Alabama Aircraft Support plans to build a $12 million hangar at the Enterprise Municipal Airport. The company does military and civilian helicopter repair work. Enterprise was reportedly one of a dozen Wiregrass and Northwest Florida cities looking to land the company. The facility is expected to open in October 2014. A formal groundbreaking is next month. (Sources: Dothan Eagle, WTVY-TV, 12/19/13)