Aviation View July 2023

40 AVIATION VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 3, ISSUE 2 From our founding in 1974, Jackson Builders, Inc. has grown and evolved from an ability to communicate with our clients and provide value in our services. With our growth, we made the decision to expand our business’ focus towards larger, more diverse, and more complex projects — all while retaining our well-earned reputation for value and impeccable work. This shift in focus led us to the relationships we are best known for today with clients in warehousing, industrial facilities, hangars, commercial buildings, public works, fire and EMS stations, churches, and community buildings. Our work is clearly evidenced throughout Eastern North Carolina, from fire stations, municipal buildings, churches, industrial projects, shopping centers, schools, gymnasiums, and childcare centers, to simple metal buildings. Our capabilities in the construction arena are well displayed, and our client base is one that returns to us project after project. We are proud of our work, our relationships and our reputation in our area. At the center of our core values is the ability to listen and learn what the client needs and desires and provide solutions to meet them. This allows us to provide a client-focused high-value approach for our clients. .................................... The present air terminal opened in July 1978. The airport served as a regional facility for eastern North Carolina - but by the beginning of the 2000s commercial service was discontinued. Around 1990, the North Carolina Economic Future Study Commission proposed creating a site that combined air cargo transport infrastructure and manufacturing facilities. Under this plan, companies would fly in unfinished goods and components to factories, complete or assemble them, then ship them away for distribution. North Carolina Governor Jim Martin (1985-1992) supported the plan and proposed the development of a $250 million site with a two-mile runway and 5,000 acres zoned for industrial development. State leaders considered several possible locations for their vision. In May 1992, they selected the lightly-trafficked Kinston Jetport, and thus the Global TransPark was born. GTP is a 2,500-acre, multi-modal airport industrial The park offers access to air, rail, highways, and North Carolina’s two international ports and as such quickly began to spur growth in the transition of the region from an agricultural base to one of skilled labor and industrial manufacturing – specifically in the aerospace, defense, and logistics sectors.