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Salina Airport Authority Seeks Foreign Trade Zone Advantages

Salina, Kan. December 15, 2008 The Salina Airport Authority has applied for Foreign Trade Zone status to assist businesses at the Salina Airport and Airport Industrial Center in becoming more competitive. The application has been forwarded to the U.S. Department of Commerce and a response is expected in about nine months.

The Airport Authority has partnered with Sedgwick County in seeking an expansion of that county's established Foreign Trade Zone for greater overall economic competitiveness in the region. Many government and business partners have signed onto the application as a way of helping to make the Kansas economy stronger in the long run.

These public and private partners include:

Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius
U. S. Senator Sam Brownback
U. S. Senator Pat Roberts
Congressman Jerry Moran
Congressman Todd Tiahrt
Congressman Dennis Moore
Congressman Nancy Boyda
Sedgwick County Board of Commissioners
City of Wichita
Kansas World Trade Center
Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition
Saline County Board of Commissioners
City of Salina
Kansas State University at Salina
Salina Area Chamber of Commerce
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation
CAV Aerospace, Inc.
Vortex Valves
Eldorado National Co.

"A Foreign Trade Zone at the Salina Municipal Airport and Airport Industrial Center will greatly facilitate the international competitiveness of our area companies," said Tim Rogers, A.A.E., executive director of the Salina Airport Authority. "Our effort owes a debt of gratitude to the many government agencies and elected officials involved in preparing the application," he added.

"Sedgwick County is extremely excited about the launching of the application to have Foreign Trade Zone number 161 expanded into the Salina community at the Salina Airport," said Sherdeill H. Breathett, Sr., Sedgwick County's economic developer and FTZ administrator. "This is a significant effort and sign of regionalism in our area," he added.

The advantages of a regional approach to a Foreign Trade Zone are intended to provide a multiplier effect to each individual project, and to create as powerful an enabling environment for economic and trade development as possible through the coordination of several, simultaneous initiatives.

This trade zone will serve the useful dual purpose of addressing the immediate foreign trade zone requirements of a major aircraft manufacturer and the global trade community while acting as a regional international trade catalyst for future use by area corporations.

A full copy of the application is at www.salinaairport.com/home/ftzapplication.htm

The Salina Municipal Airport is home base for a wide variety of businesses and operations. These include Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., America Jet at SLN, CAV Aerospace, Inc., Kansas Wing Headquarters - Civil Air Patrol, Flower Aviation, Kansas Army National Guard Aviation Support Facility, Kansas State University at Salina, Kansas Highway Patrol Aviation, Professional Flight Training, LC, Hawker Beechcraft Corporation and the corporate flight departments for Blue Beacon International, Geoprobe Systems, Pepsi Cola-Salina, Plains Environmental, Premier Pneumatics, Inc. and Bradley Trucking co. The Airport's two world-class FBOs annually deliver over 4 million gallons of fuel to over 7,000 business jets and 5,000 government and military aircraft. This has earned the Airport the recognition as "America's Fuel Stop." The air traffic control tower is busy during the year with aircraft operations exceeding 80,000.

The Salina Aviation Service Center Industry leaders world-wide know that the SLN Aviation Service Center has a winning combination of elements that makes it the best location for aviation business. These elements include Kansas State University at Salina, pending Foreign Trade Zone designation, state and local incentives, workforce recruiting and training assistance, turnkey building design and construction services, 100% project financing and over 100 acres of available sites. These attributes, plus the fact that the Airport Authority can finance up to $40 million in construction for new aerospace and aviation businesses make SLN a prime location for growth and productivity. Projects in the works include a 69,000-square-foot, $6.1 million hangar.

The Salina Airport Industrial Center offers a diverse industrial base, which makes it an attractive location for a variety of businesses. Some of the world-class operations located at the Salina Airport Industrial Center include ElDorado National, Inc., Geoprobe Systems, Kansas Army National Guard, Love Box Company, Power Ad Company, Ovation Cabinetry, Inc., Federal Express, Vortex Valves, Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Scientific Engineering and Cameron Compression Systems.

Salina Airport Authority

Laura Robertson
Marketing and Public
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email: laurar@salair.org
phone: 785.827.3914

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