Congressman Mike Turner » DHL

House Passes FAA Bill with Turner’s Language to Designate Test Sites for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

miketurnerblog — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:19:16 +0000

House Passes FAA Bill with Turner’s Language to Designate Test Sites for Unmanned Aircraft [...]

Turner Reintroduces Legislation to Eliminate Obamacare Tax on First Responder Equipment

miketurnerblog — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:16:48 +0000

Repeal Would Help Medical Device Manufacturers Create Jobs and Grow the Economy

Congressman Mike Turner reintroduced his legislation which would repeal the Obamacare excise tax on first responder equipment. Elimination of this tax, which was signed into law one year ago last week, will help businesses like Wilmington, OH manufacturer Ferno – Washington, Inc. create jobs [...]

Turner Hails Grant to Market Reuse of the Former DHL Airpark in Wilmington

miketurnerblog — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:47:12 +0000

Funds to Kick Start Redevelopment Effort

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mike Turner hailed the announcement of a $294,000 grant to the Clinton County Port Authority of Wilmington, Ohio to develop a marketing redevelopment and re-use plan for the former DHL Airpark. The grant comes from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA).

“Members of the [...]

OUR VIEW: Air park ideal for UAV program

miketurnerblog — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:11:35 +0000

The Wilmington Air Park would be an ideal location for testing and development of unmanned aerial vehicles [...]

Mike Turner Seeks Unmanned Aircraft Mission for Air Force Research Laboratory in Wilmington

miketurnerblog — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:58:26 +0000

Mike Turner has successfully won inclusion of language in the FY11 National Defense Authorization Act to secure support for a potential unmanned aerial vehicle testing range in Southwest Ohio. [...]

Turner Applauds Clinton County Port Authority’s Closing on Wilmington Air Park

miketurnerblog — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:29:46 +0000

Congressman Mike Turner today issued the following statement in response to the Clinton County Port Authority’s closing on the Wilmington Air [...]

Supporting UAV Development Critical to Southwest Ohio

miketurnerblog — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:27:07 +0000

The House Armed Services Committee recently passed the Fiscal Year 2011 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which contained numerous provisions that will benefit and support regional initiatives in southwest [...]

Rep. Turner Applauds DHL’s Decision to Donate Wilmington Air Park to Clinton County

miketurnerblog — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:25:35 +0000

Congressman Mike Turner today issued the following statement in response to DHL’s announcement they will transfer ownership of the Wilmington Air Park and donate the facility to the Clinton County Port [...]