| ADVANCING AVIATION IN THE UPPER MIDWEST
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Made in America!The Northern Aero Alliance is a collaboration of aviation industry and agency stakeholders centered in Duluth, Minnesota. It is the vision of the Alliance to increase the economic prominence of northeast Minnesota’s and northwest Wisconsin’s aeronautics stakeholders by providing a common voice and working collaboratively to enhance industry-wide success. The Northern Aero Alliance is 22 members strong and growing. Click on members' names to the left to learn more. Learn about the Duluth Aviation Campus. |
| IKONICS Corporation wins Innovation Award
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| The Northern Aero Alliance would like to congratulate IKONICS Corporation and its CEO, Bill Ulland, on being presented the Innovation Award at the 20th Annual Joel Labovitz Entrepreneurial Success Awards on April 25, 2012. Since 1993, the Joel Labovitz Entrepreneurial Success Awards have recognized small business owners who have dared to dream, taken risks and invested in the region. This year's award recipients, honored as part of Small Business Week, were selected from an impressive roster of 58 nominees from throughout the Twin Ports and Arrowhead Region. An international leader in imaging technologies, IKONICS introduces products and process solutions for a diverse array of imaging markets. The company has developed game-changing technology, including its patented digital texturing technology (DTX), for industrial companies, including Boeing, General Motors, and Airbus. |
| Breaking News
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| Cirrus, Duluth mayor celebrate good news…more Kestrel aims for practical addition to established turboprop market…more Waiting list for new Cirrus jet displays customer loyalty…more Bill maintaining 148th Fighter Wing’s 24-hour alert mission passes House committee…more Duluth airport chief to leave for Michigan airport post…more Duluth lands aviation jobs…more Click here to view archived news articles related to aviation in the Twin Ports |
| Northern Aero Alliance Welcomes New Members
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| S & K Aviation has joined the Northern Aero Alliance. S & K provides aircraft maintenance and repair at their location at the Richard I. Bong Memorial Airport in Superior, Wisconsin. Click Here to learn more about S & K Aviation. The Commemorative Air Force-Lake Superior Detachment 101 is a new member of the Northern Aero Alliance. They are preserving military aircraft history at their facility at the Duluth Airport. Click Here for more information. IKONICS Corporation introduces products and process solutions for a diverse array of imaging markets. Located on Grand Avenue in Duluth, IKONICS is a new member of the Northern Aero Alliance. Click Here for more information. IWIS Incorporated of Duluth has developed the a new airport security device. The POSSE (Point Of Sale Security Examiner) is a patented, state of the art, UL listed device used to assist in identifying security features incorporated in currency, checks, money orders, credit cards, and identification cards in five seconds or less. Click Here for more information. |
| Upcoming Events
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| The next meeting of the Northern Aero Alliance will be held on May 16, 2012 at 7:30 a.m. The meeting will be at WITC in Superior. Please use the Google Map below for directions. |
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| The third Honor Flight from Duluth will go to Washington, D.C. on May 15, 2012. Click Here for a Duluth News Tribune article on the Flight or Here for the Flight's web site. |
| Meeting Summaries
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Click on the links below to review recent meeting summaries. January 18, 2012 October 19, 2011 August 17, 2011 June 22, 2011 April 27, 2011 |
| Northern Aero Alliance Members & Contributors
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| Duluth-Superior Area Aviation Economic Development Resources
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