Enterprise Mayor Announces New Aviation Jobs

According to Mayor Kenneth Boswell, Enterprise will be getting about 200 helicopter maintenance jobs in the next year-and a-half with a pay scale of about $24 per hour. The city council passed a resolution Tuesday night allowing the construction of a new facility at the Enterprise Municipal Airport. The project would include a 60,000 square foot hangar.
The Chicago based company will refurbish helicopters, including those that have been in war action as well as state helicopters. The economic impact, Boswell said, would be as much as $10 million on the community's overall payroll annually. Boswell credited the State of Alabama, particularly Governor Robert Bentley, for "stepping up to the plate, big time."

Mayor Kenneth Boswell, who said the project has been in the works for the last 16 months, said the council's approving of the resolution all but sealed Alabama Aircraft Support's move to Enterprise. -Staff Report, FMI: eprisenow.com by Kyle Mooty