Airport, MAAC sign land-sale agreement
May 28, 2002
West Virginia employees are known for
their good work ethic - but finding enough skilled workers seems to be a major
problem. The aerospace industry is no different, and suffers from a shortage of
qualified workers.
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Mid-Atlantic Aerospace Complex names new executives
during election 02/21/02
The Mid-Atlantic Aerospace Complex, the
Harrison-Marion Regional Airport's marketing and development arm, named a new
set of executives during its annual election that was held Wednesday.
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Aerospace industry seeks skilled workers
Anne Hart
coordinates MAAC 12-week training program to help fill the shortage
10/7/00
West Virginia employees are known for
their good work ethic - but finding enough skilled workers seems to be a major
problem. The aerospace industry is no different, and suffers from a shortage of
qualified workers.
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High-tech transforms I-79 region
North Central
West Virginia is so good at attracting jobs, there's a worker shortage
9/18/2000
Jim Skidmore never thought he'd be a part
of a rebirth.
But as he looks around the Mid-Atlantic
Aerospace Complex at Benedum Airport, Skidmore knows things are changing in
North Central West Virginia.
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Airport complex Launches new public relations campaign
9/16/2000
Bridgeport's airport complex is home to
some of the world's most well known aviation and aerospace companies. It's in a
central hub on the East Coast. It features a new industrial park that will grow
to at least 200 acres and the longest runway in the state. It is supported by
training programs that feed quality employees to businesses.
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Reaching New Heights:
Despite doubters, Skidmore,
MAAC have helped launch area's aerospace industry
Jim Skidmore remembers the snickers. He
remembers the laughter. He remembers the pessimism.
For Skidmore, it's all still fresh in his
mind. s
Even though the initial skepticism came
about more than a decade ago when he was brought on board as the executive of
the newly developed center of aerospace activity, he can easily recall the
doubt about what was being proposed.
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AeroSpace Center to receive federal funds
Rep. Alan B. Mollohan, D-W.Va., has
secured $950,000 in federal funds to help bring new activity to the
Mid-Atlantic Aerospace Complex at Harrison County's Benedum Airport.
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Benedum Airport makes history on aviation anniversary
6/13/00
A recent event at Benedum Airport in
Bridgeport joined the historical ranks of such famous flights as those of
Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart on Saturday, May 20. On that date, by
coincidence, a record-breaking number of passengers - the largest ever -
departed the airport in a Boeing 727 jetliner. The occasion occurred 73 years
after Lindberg's flight and 68 years after Earhart's.
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MAAC rolls out 26 new graduates
6/13/00
Historically, West Virginia has been
known as a state whose residents seek employment outside its borders. In a
concerted effort to keep those workers here - within West Virginia, working in
the rapidly growing aviation industry - the Mid-Atlantic Aerospace Complex
(MAAC) developed a training program that produced its first graduating class
Wednesday night.
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Mid-Atlantic Aerospace Complex (MAAC) summer
internship 6/13/00
Daleen Berry, a Fairmont State College
honors student, has been awarded the first annual Mid-Atlantic Aerospace
Complex (MAAC) summer internship for the year 2000. In addition to the
$5,000.00 stipend, Berry will also receive college credit for her work.
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Bridgeport manufacturing firm has received nearly $2.3
million in defense contracts 5/17/2000
A Bridgeport manufacturing firm has
received nearly $2.3 million in defense contracts. Congressman Alan B. Mollohan
announced Monday the contracts have been awarded to FMW Composite Systems Inc.
FMW operates a 50,000-square-foot
manufacturing facility at the Mid-Atlantic Aerospace Complex at Benedum
Airport.
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$500,000 set aside for Benedum
11/16/99
In the movie, "Field of Dreams," Kevin
Costner was told, "Build it and they will come."
While it worked for him on the silver
screen, that tactic doesn't work very often in the business world.
And thanks in part to a new spending
bill, officials at Benedum Airport will not have to just hope clients hear
about the nearly-completed runway expansion.
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Aerospace Complex to conduct skills training program
8/27/99
The burgeoning aerospace industry at
Benedum Airport was given another boost Thursday when the governor announced a
pre-employment training program that will teach residents the skills necessary
to work at one of the five aerospace companies located there.
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