Aviation View | Volume 1, Issue 2

50 AVIATION VIEW VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 vacuum for that. So, we certainly want to attract maintenance shops and get them going. Another thing we have ventured into is the drone area. We’ve had a few startups operate here at the airport with their drones and I see a lot of potential in that, as well. We’ve also had several discussions with the local campus of Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, and we’re looking into some high school programs. We are doing anything we can do to get people to the airport and get them involved in aviation and it’s a lot easier when we start them young.” Summing up the overall economic draw of the New Richmond Regional Airport, Demulling shares, “I guess the thing is that we see ourselves as an aviation-themed business park – and we are business-friendly in every way. We know the value of a dollar and we run a very efficient operation. But mostly, we want the businesses here at the airport to succeed and we will do everything we can do to help them.” PREFERRED VENDOR/ PARTNER n St. Croix Economic Development Corporation www.stcroixedc.com