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400,000 square feet of available office and industrial
space. Lockheed Martin remains a tenant of the facil-
ity, although the company experienced layoffs at this
location due to national reductions in defense spend-
ing. This facility is an asset and a great opportunity for
new industry. We are seeing several smaller, innova-
tive companies move into the space.”
The Phoenix-Goodyear Airport, itself, is owned by the
City of Phoenix, although it is located within the City
of Goodyear. “That facility was the training base for
the Navy Blue Angels Aerial Demonstration Teams un-
til 1968,” says Lawrie. “Today, the Airport is used for
three major functions: it’s a pilot training facility, so we
have companies like Lufthansa and KLM training pilots
there. It’s also a corporate aviation hub and a reliever
airport for Phoenix Sky Harbor when there are major
events going on in the greater Phoenix area. The third
piece is a maintenance, repair, and overhaul opera-
tion. We have one of the largest ones here in Arizona
