Business View Magazine March 2023

242 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 3 talking with our community quite often and showing the students what’s needed for them to get these jobs and what kind of lifestyle or rather, the work-life balance they’re going to have. Some of what is behind running the airport is no different from managing property but the other half of it is knowing what the aviation community expects or needs.” “We just finished a business review and strategic plan for the airport last year,” Tempesco concludes. “Our top priorities are going to be focused on business aviation as well as financial sustainability and safety. Our airport went through a pretty large change in the management structure recently – and not for negative reasons, but because the seven-member board that represented the county wanted to allow for new ideas and organization.” “So now we have three county commissioners, the Community and Economic Development Coordinator, and the Chief Operating Officer of the county making up a five-member board for the airport. The Fiduciary responsibility for the airport is still in the hands of the county, but this is a new strategy to take development seriously and allow for quicker response and decision-making when it comes to implementing the Master Plan. It is exciting to see what is on the horizon,” he thoughtfully concludes. PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n Greater Reading Chamber Alliance www.greaterreading.org Few locations on the East Coast offer more business and living advantages or a more central location than Greater Reading, PA– everything is within reach. A great location is just the beginning. We invite you learn how diversity is one of our greatest assets – in industry, in people, in housing and in cultural amenities. Meet Greater Reading!