Hartzell Engine Tech Designated Top-Rated Business in Alabama

Kim Stevens Alabama

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has selected Hartzell Engine Tech as one of 14 top-rated businesses for its work in producing exceptional goods for the state. “Our state is blessed to have numerous companies producing outstanding Alabama-American made products every single day,” Gov. Ivey said. “I am proud to recognize 14 of the best our state has to offer,” she added. Hartzell Engine Tech President Keith Bagley accepted the recognition at a Made in Alabama Showcase in the Alabama capital city. “Hartzell’s aircraft engine accessories and aircraft cabin heating solutions are in service around the world, and we are exceptionally proud of the quality products manufactured here in Alabama by the most talented and professional technicians in general aviation today,” said Bagley. Shown at the recognition event (photo above) are (L-R) Ted Clem, Director of Recruitment and Retention, Alabama Department of Commerce, Hartzell Engine Tech President Bagley, Alabama Gov. Ivey, Hartzell Engine Tech Director of Product Support Tim Gauntt, and Brenda Tuck, Rural Development Manager, Alabama Department of Commerce.  For more info go https://hartzell.aero.

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.