{"id":16803,"date":"2020-11-06T21:40:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T21:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=16803"},"modified":"2020-11-06T21:40:38","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T21:40:38","slug":"new-website-showcases-aviation-industrys-economic-impact-on-nebraska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/nebraska\/new-website-showcases-aviation-industrys-economic-impact-on-nebraska\/%20","title":{"rendered":"New Website Showcases Aviation Industry\u2019s Economic Impact on Nebraska"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Results of Nebraska Aviation Counts!, a study of the aviation industry\u2019s economic impact on Nebraska, are showcased on NDOT\u2019s Aeronautics Division\u2019s new website, available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nebraskaaviationcounts.com\/\">https:\/\/www.nebraskaaviationcounts.com\/<\/a>. The study, funded by the Federal Aviation Administration and the State of Nebraska, at a cost of around $400,000, analyzes aviation\u2019s overall role in the state\u2019s economy to help inform state decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NDOT commissioned GBA, an engineering firm from Lenexa,\nKansas, to do the study as a tool for determining how best to support aviation\nand grow Nebraska\u2019s economy. GBA developed an updated economic impact analysis\nto provide, not just a snapshot in time, but a living document that can be\nupdated as needed by individual airport operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe impacts of this study will resonate for decades to\ncome,\u201d said NDOT Director Kyle Schneweis. \u201cAs we explore new opportunities to\ncapitalize on our economic investment and expand into emerging areas of growth,\nthis provides the compass to ensure we are headed in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While some of the study results were not surprising, others\nspotlighted areas that aren\u2019t always thought of as economic drivers, including\naerial firefighting, and use of airports by visiting doctors and medical\nclinics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom a broader perspective, the results confirm what we\nhave known all along,\u201d said NDOT Aeronautics Director Ann Richart. \u201cNebraska\nairports are a dynamic part of the state\u2019s economy. This study digs deeper to\nidentify direct and indirect impacts on Nebraska\u2019s businesses and communities.\nWe are excited to share this information with the public and showcase the\nbenefits provided by the state\u2019s airport system on our new website.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the study findings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aviation has an $8.6 billion impact on\nNebraska\u2019s economy annually.<\/li><li>Contributors to this impact include:\ntenant\/business activity &#8211; $2 billion, construction &#8211; $87 million, visitor\nspending &#8211; $4.5 billion, and military spending &#8211; $2.1 billion.<\/li><li>Aviation creates 90,282 jobs with a $3.5 billion\npayroll.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Others who provided assistance to GBA in the study included\nKimley-Horn, Olsson, Marr Arnold Planning, and Dr. Christopher Decker of the\nUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha. The study was the first of its kind since 2002\nand augments information gleaned from an economic snapshot in 2014. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Results of Nebraska Aviation Counts!, a study of the aviation industry\u2019s economic impact on Nebraska, are showcased on NDOT\u2019s Aeronautics Division\u2019s new website, available at https:\/\/www.nebraskaaviationcounts.com\/. The study, funded by the Federal Aviation Administration and the State of Nebraska, at a cost of around $400,000, analyzes aviation\u2019s overall role in the state\u2019s economy to help [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nebraska"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16803"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16804,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16803\/revisions\/16804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}