The 9th Annual, Arkansas Aerospace & Defense Alliance Summit was the place to be. Companies like Lockheed Martin, Dassault Falcon Jet, Gulfstream, CMT Inc, Mundo Tech, and Jévac Machine Inc, just to name a few, participated in this years event.
The Summit, as in years past, provides a platform for experts in the Aerospace & Defense Alliance. As Chad Causey states, “We want ...
In September of 1996, Airtech Supply started out producing CAD/CAM programs from blueprint and within a few months started manufacturing “with an old used machine that nobody liked to run,” stated Del Keith, President and Owner of Air Tech Supply. His mentor, Ron Reagan, had purchased the Thermwood Cartesian 5 at an auction for his son’s shop, but it ended up not making parts that well. His mentor then ...
The Arkansas Aerospace and Defense Alliance has been hard at work to attract more aerospace business to Arkansas. During the current and previous legislative sessions, Arkansas has expanded the tax exemption on aircraft maintenance and created a fly-away tax exemption for aircraft sales. Both initiatives have and will spur additional business growth for the industry.
Arkansas has joined ...
Prior to the Seventh, Annual Summit, Chad Causey, Executive Director of AADA, stated in an Arkansas Online interview, “Arkansas is open for business, but it has strong businesses here. That is important to highlight as we're recruiting. We've already got a broad base to grow from.” Today, in an interview before the Ninth Annual Summit, it could not be truer.
The Arkansas Aerospace and Defense industry has continued to grow leaps and bounds because of the Alliance, and today roughly 10,000 Arkansans are employed because of the industry. ...
B&M started out in 1984 with a dad and his kids, an American dream, and a 15,000-dollar loan. They moved to Arkansas from Texas and set up shop in one building with three employees and two customers. Today they operate a seven-building operation, have over 60 employees, and now have customers from Arkansas as well as 32 other states. They are a very unique company in that they provide services for both Aerospace ...
