1. FORD AIRPORT – IRON MOUNTAIN, MI January 24, 2013

2.  Tim Howen – Airport Manager  Dickinson County  Commercial Operations since 1949  Strong economic life factors

3.  Service by Delta to Minneapolis, MN  Over 11,000 passengers in 2011 and growing  Enplanements Yield Funding  $1 Million in Capital Improvement Annually  Two Fixed Based Operators  Superior Aviation  Kubick Aviation  FedEx / CSA Cargo Operations  Valley Med – Medical Transport

4.  Economic Benefit  Business traveler convenience  Leisure travel  Military travel  Government Travel

5. Major Employers that Export Employed 2010Employed 2011Employed 2012 Verso475 Northern Star Industries425525570 Grede Foundries392 425 Champion, Inc.354 Oldenburg Group, Inc.175 LP Corporation146 MJ Electric140169186 Other Employers Employed 2010Employed 2011Employed 2012 Dickinson Health Care System615 715 Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital420510654 Breitung Township Schools223140131 Iron Mountain Schools150130110 Gunville Trucking, Inc.130 US Special Delivery110 Coleman Engineering94 Great American Disposal/Loadmaster70

6.  Commercial Service is a Dickinson County Asset  Economic Study Participation