FORD AIRPORT – IRON MOUNTAIN, MIJanuary 24, 2013

Introduction

Tim Howen – Airport Manager Dickinson County Commercial Operations since 1949 Strong economic life factors

Service by Delta to Minneapolis, MN Over 11,000 passengers in 2011 and growing Enplanements Yield Funding

$1 Million in Capital Improvement Annually

Two Fixed Based Operators Superior Aviation Kubick Aviation

FedEx / CSA Cargo Operations Valley Med – Medical Transport

Current Operations

Community Benefit

Economic Benefit Business traveler convenience Leisure travel Military travel Government Travel

Major Employers

Major Employers that

Export

Employed 2010 Employed 2011 Employed 2012

Verso 475 475 475

Northern Star Industries 425 525 570

Grede Foundries 392 392 425

Champion, Inc. 354 354 354

Oldenburg Group, Inc. 175 175 175

LP Corporation 146 146 146

MJ Electric 140 169 186

Other Employers

Employed 2010

Employed 2011

Employed 2012

Dickinson Health Care System 615 615 715Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital 420 510 654

Breitung Township Schools 223 140 131

Iron Mountain Schools 150 130 110

Gunville Trucking, Inc. 130 130 130

US Special Delivery 110 110 110

Coleman Engineering 94 94 94Great American Disposal/Loadmaster 70 70 70

Conclusion

Commercial Service is a

Dickinson County Asset Economic Study Participation