Andalusia is prominently featured in the State of Alabama’s Internet publication “Made in Alabama,” targeting the Paris Air Show.
Some 2,100 global exhibitors are on display and 151,000 trade visitors are in attendance at the 2013 Paris Air Show that ends June 23. Alabama has a full delegation, including Gov. Robert Bentley and commerce chief Greg Canfield, and Covington County and Andalusia are represented as well.
Made in Alabama reported that Andalusia Mayor Earl Johnson and other Andalusia officials plan to use their time at the Paris Air Show to meet with a number of aerospace and aviation companies the city already is pursuing, or those companies officials would like to pursue.
Johnson said Monday that this kind of publicity could prove extremely valuable.
“And it didn’t cost the city a dime,” he said.
The publication also reported that more than $50 million has been invested in the South Alabama Regional Airport and adjacent industrial park over the past 20 years, and that the airport sells about a million gallons of... READ MORE>