The City of Pueblo hopes that if it builds a hangar, aviation jobs will come.
Pueblo city manager Dave Galli wants to build a 22,500-square-foot hangar at the Pueblo Memorial Airport to recruit aviation-related businesses. The project will cost about $3.8 million, including $1.6 million for the first hangar and $2.2 million for infrastructure for the site, which can accommodate up to four hangars.
The City Council already has agreed to spend $3.2 million on the project. Galli plans to seek approval in March for a construction contract and an additional $600,000 to meet the full $3.8 million cost. If approved, the hangar could be completed by mid to late summer this year, he said.
Many airports offer such facilities, said Jim Spaccamonti, president of the Pueblo Economic Development Corp. And it's not unusual for Pueblo to build speculative buildings, he said. This would be the city's first speculative hangar designed to work more quickly and efficiently with aviation businesses.
Denver Post
Pueblo Memorial Airport (KPUB)
Pueblo city manager Dave Galli wants to build a 22,500-square-foot hangar at the Pueblo Memorial Airport to recruit aviation-related businesses. The project will cost about $3.8 million, including $1.6 million for the first hangar and $2.2 million for infrastructure for the site, which can accommodate up to four hangars.
The City Council already has agreed to spend $3.2 million on the project. Galli plans to seek approval in March for a construction contract and an additional $600,000 to meet the full $3.8 million cost. If approved, the hangar could be completed by mid to late summer this year, he said.
Many airports offer such facilities, said Jim Spaccamonti, president of the Pueblo Economic Development Corp. And it's not unusual for Pueblo to build speculative buildings, he said. This would be the city's first speculative hangar designed to work more quickly and efficiently with aviation businesses.
Denver Post
Pueblo Memorial Airport (KPUB)
