Creative Class Can Light on Smith Field

Larry Zepp's editorial appears in the News-Sentinel about the relationship between creative class and Allen County Airport Authority's decision to improve our northside airport, Smith Field - check it out.

The campaign to realize the value of Smith Field has been led by local business leaders, entrepreneurs, engineers and others in the creative class. Local small-business owners use Smith Field for efficient travel around the Midwest and beyond. Many of these businesses were planning to move outside the county if Smith Field were closed. IPFW faculty are already involved in a task force working to identify small Indiana airports that might become part of NASA's Small Aircraft Transportation System. Cities that embrace this new air transportation will have greatly expanded mobility and economic growth. Read Larry Zepp's entire article in the News-Sentinel.