City of Douglas Economic Benefits of Douglas Municipal Airport by Jackie Wilson, City Manager.

City of Douglas

Economic Benefits ofEconomic Benefits of

Douglas Municipal Douglas Municipal AirportAirport

by Jackie Wilson, City Managerby Jackie Wilson, City Manager

26 Years Later26 Years Later

According to Industrial Authority...

• Over 5,000 of our 9,830 manufacturing jobs were a direct result of our airport.

• Total of 81 Industries

Runway ExtensionRunway Extension

Taxiway ExtensionTaxiway Extension

New ApronNew Apron

New GlideslopeNew Glideslope

Replaced LocalizerReplaced Localizer

Airport TerminalAirport TerminalNew Terminal

Veterans ParkVeterans Park

T-HangersT-Hangers

Maintenance Maintenance HangersHangers

Runway OverlayRunway Overlay

Historic WWII Historic WWII BuildingsBuildings

World War II Flight World War II Flight MuseumMuseum

Airport Industrial Airport Industrial ParkPark

State Poultry

Diagnostic Lab


GBI Offices


State Audit Offices


Welfare & Food Stamp Fraud


Georgia State Patrol Offices


Fire Crash & Rescue

INDUSTRIESINDUSTRIES

Southwest Industrial Southwest Industrial ParkPark

PCC Airfoils, Inc. 950 Employees

Southwest Industrial Southwest Industrial ParkPark

Coats & Clark 185 Employees

Southwest Southwest Industrial ParkIndustrial Park

Inter Metro - 125 Employees


Tecumseh - 900 Employees


Fleetwood - 280 Employees


American Insulated Wire 400 Employees

Wal~Mart Wal~Mart DistributionDistribution

Wal~Mart Distribution Center - 1687 Employees

Perimeter WestPerimeter WestIndustrial ParkIndustrial Park

Sunbelt Greenhouses

Cotton GinsCotton Gins

SPEC BuildingSPEC Building

MOTELSMOTELS

MotelsMotels

Quality Inn - 100 Rooms

MotelsMotels

Fountain Inn & Suites - 100 Rooms

MotelsMotels

Super 8 - 46 Rooms

MotelsMotels Hampton Inn - 61 Rooms

MotelsMotels Jameson - 40 Rooms

MotelsMotels Western Motel - 36 Rooms

MotelsMotels Holiday Inn Express - 65 Rooms

MotelsMotels

550 Rooms550 Rooms

RETAIL RETAIL SALESSALES

The Economic The Economic

SleeperSleeper

Eating Eating EstablishmeEstablishme

ntsnts

McDonald’sMcDonald’s Since 1980

Franchise Franchise RestaurantsRestaurants

Two Locations

Franchise Franchise RestaurantsRestaurants

Local RestaurantsLocal Restaurants

SHOPPINGSHOPPING

Lowe’sLowe’s

Ruby TuesdayRuby Tuesday

Palm’s Shopping Palm’s Shopping PlazaPlaza

Perimeter PlacePerimeter Place

North Pointe PlazaNorth Pointe Plaza

Main Street PlazaMain Street Plaza

Douglas PlazaDouglas Plaza

K-Mart K-Mart

Bealls Outlet & Bealls Outlet & BelkBelk

PeeblesPeebles

Cato & CVS Cato & CVS PharmacyPharmacy

Wal~Mart Wal~Mart SupercenterSupercenter

Banking, Banking, Tourism, and Tourism, and Quality of LifeQuality of Life

10 Local Banks10 Local Banks

Huckaby Softball Huckaby Softball ComplexComplex

Douglas Douglas Motorsports ParkMotorsports Park

Greenway TrailGreenway Trail

Central Square Central Square ComplexComplex

Satilla Regional Satilla Regional LibraryLibrary

C.E. Weir Senior C.E. Weir Senior CenterCenter

Art CenterArt Center

Teen CenterTeen Center

Heritage Station Heritage Station MuseumMuseum

Martin Centre Martin Centre TheaterTheater

Douglas Welcome Douglas Welcome CenterCenter

Atkinson PlazaAtkinson Plaza

HealthHealth

Coffee RegionalCoffee RegionalMedical CenterMedical Center

Doctors BuildingDoctors Building

Doctors OfficesDoctors Offices

New Doctor’sNew Doctor’sOffice SpaceOffice Space

EducationEducation

South Georgia South Georgia CollegeCollege

Coffee High SchoolCoffee High School

Indian Creek Indian Creek ElementaryElementary

Under Under ConstructionConstructionNew Middle New Middle

SchoolSchool

FAA & DOTFAA & DOT

Governor Miller’s Regional Airport Enhancement Program

Economic Benefits ofEconomic Benefits of

Douglas Municipal Douglas Municipal AirportAirport

Jackie Wilson, City ManagerJackie Wilson, City Manager

City of DouglasCity of Douglas

P. O. Box 470P. O. Box 470

Douglas, GA 31534Douglas, GA 31534

(912) 389-3401(912) 389-3401

[email protected]

www.cityofdouglas.com

City of Douglas Economic Benefits of Douglas Municipal Airport by Jackie Wilson, City Manager.

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