From the Columbus Dispatch
NetJets plans announcement on expansion
Press conference set for 2:30 p.m. at Port Columbus
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:26 AM
By Alan Johnson
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Gov. Ted Strickland, Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman and the chairman of NetJets have scheduled a 2:30 p.m. press conference at Port Columbus to discuss the company’s expansion plans.
No word on the company’s decision is available.
However, the governor’s office said the attendees will include Richard T. Santulli, NetJets chairman and chief executive officer, and officials form the state, city and Columbus Regional Airport Authority.
State and local officials put together an incentive package for the private jet company described as being “certainly in excess” of the $57 million pitch made to Skybus Airlines.
Other cities considered for expansion by NetJets include Raleigh-Durham, N.C., Orlando, Fla., and Fort Worth, Texas.
NetJets, with more than 2,000 pilots in Ohio, is one of the fastest-growing companies owned by Berkshire Hathaway, controlled by billionaire Warren Buffett. The company has an 825,000-square-foot facility at Port Columbus and leases land and hangar space from the Columbus Regional Airport Authority.
NetJets plans announcement on expansion
Press conference set for 2:30 p.m. at Port Columbus
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:26 AM
By Alan Johnson
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Gov. Ted Strickland, Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman and the chairman of NetJets have scheduled a 2:30 p.m. press conference at Port Columbus to discuss the company’s expansion plans.
No word on the company’s decision is available.
However, the governor’s office said the attendees will include Richard T. Santulli, NetJets chairman and chief executive officer, and officials form the state, city and Columbus Regional Airport Authority.
State and local officials put together an incentive package for the private jet company described as being “certainly in excess” of the $57 million pitch made to Skybus Airlines.
Other cities considered for expansion by NetJets include Raleigh-Durham, N.C., Orlando, Fla., and Fort Worth, Texas.
NetJets, with more than 2,000 pilots in Ohio, is one of the fastest-growing companies owned by Berkshire Hathaway, controlled by billionaire Warren Buffett. The company has an 825,000-square-foot facility at Port Columbus and leases land and hangar space from the Columbus Regional Airport Authority.
