From The Oscoda Press:
Governor Jennifer Granholm has signed legislation which earmarks $5 million for the immediate construction of an aircraft maintenance hangar at the Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport, a project which is expected to generate a significant number of new jobs.
The $5 million will be used to construct a wide-bodied aircraft hangar large enough to completely enclose a 747. The hangar will be owned by the Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport Authority and utilized by Kalitta Air under a long-term lease arrangement. Kalitta Air will prepay the lease, generating additional capital for construction.
Once the hangar is built, aircraft which Kalitta Air now sends overseas for complete overhaul will come to Oscoda – saving the company money and providing jobs here.
The hangar is expected to result in 250 permanent new jobs, based on studies and estimates from both state and company officials. Company owner, Connie Kalitta, predicts less than this, 150 to 200, but Sheltrown notes that Kalitta has always been very conservative when it comes to putting numbers on job creation.
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