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Andalusia airport gives lift to Southeast Alabama aerospace hub
By Jerry Underwood
May 23, 2021
The South Alabama Regional Airport stays busy refueling military and civilian aircraft, and its café is a hit with aviators and locals. (contributed)
Covington County’s South Alabama Regional Airport has become a busy hub for aviators traveling throughout the Southeast.
The airport has a heliport that provides hot and cold refueling services to civilian and military helicopters, as well as an airfield café that brings in hundreds of pilots daily.
In addition, the airport’s industrial park is home to maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities, and there’s also a satellite campus of the Alabama Aviation College.
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Veronica Crock joins Commerce team as senior project manager
By Jerry Underwood January 17, 2021
Veronica Crock has extensive experience working with Alabama s aerospace industry, particularly in Southeast Alabama, where the U.S. Army s Aviation Center of Excellence is based. (contributed)
Veronica Crock, an experienced economic developer and former educator who focused on workforce preparedness, has joined the business development team at the Alabama Department of Commerce.
Crock, who holds the title of senior project manager, will concentrate her efforts on advanced manufacturing projects statewide. She will have an initial focus on southeast Alabama, where she previously was an economic developer.
“The project managers in Commerce’s Business Development Division work strategically to create opportunities and jobs for citizens all across Alabama, and Veronica has the expertise to help us advance that mission,” said Greg Canfield, secretary of the Alabama Departme