Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority

Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority The Port Authority owns and manages the Aerospace Center in Licking County, Ohio.

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Friday Flashback.  20 Years Ago.  The ribbon was cut on the AWACS-ESM workload's anechoic chamber.  August 29, 2006 was ...
08/28/2026

Friday Flashback. 20 Years Ago. The ribbon was cut on the AWACS-ESM workload's anechoic chamber. August 29, 2006 was a milestone in this workload first coming to Heath. It remains.

Friday Flashback.  45 Years Ago.  Past commanders were honored at the annual Air Force Association outing.
08/21/2026

Friday Flashback. 45 Years Ago. Past commanders were honored at the annual Air Force Association outing.

A few photos from the now-receding Ramp Creek overflow this morning.  It appears a log jam formed to cause Ramp Creek to...
08/20/2026

A few photos from the now-receding Ramp Creek overflow this morning. It appears a log jam formed to cause Ramp Creek to overflow into the North Parking Lot, Ohio Native Meadow, and the flood wall at the Port Authority Admin Building.

All are safe. Only a few routines were disrupted.

Friday Flashback.  10 Years Ago.  The campus joined in the Boeing 100-Year Celebration, including dedicating the Boeing ...
08/14/2026

Friday Flashback. 10 Years Ago. The campus joined in the Boeing 100-Year Celebration, including dedicating the Boeing Building.

CEO Rick Platt is Ohio proud.  "Few were predicting that Ohio would reach $1 trillion GDP as fast as it did, just as few...
08/08/2026

CEO Rick Platt is Ohio proud. "Few were predicting that Ohio would reach $1 trillion GDP as fast as it did, just as fewer were predicting Ohio would leapfrog to the CNBC top rank this year. Manufacturing is indeed the reason behind the economic side of the gains." https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/columns/2026/08/08/ohio-is-the-new-top-state-for-business-in-three-thoughts-column/91148405007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z113332p001750l004450c001750e1122xxv113332d--49--b--49--&gca-ft=162&gca-ds=sophi

Friday Flashback.  55 Years Ago.  Visitors from the Navy.
08/07/2026

Friday Flashback. 55 Years Ago. Visitors from the Navy.

Friday Flashback.  30 Years ago.  The F-4 long on display at the Newark AFB, "flew" over to the Licking County Regional ...
07/31/2026

Friday Flashback. 30 Years ago. The F-4 long on display at the Newark AFB, "flew" over to the Licking County Regional Airport. It's still at VTA today, having seen a major refurbishment by volunteers a few years ago. Updated: corrected from F-14.

A point of view from the Port Authority campus.  "Thirty five miles from Ohio’s largest city sits the largest concentrat...
07/25/2026

A point of view from the Port Authority campus. "Thirty five miles from Ohio’s largest city sits the largest concentration of cleanroom space in the state. It may defy some folk’s conventional wisdom. . ."

Author Rick Platt believes that innovation knows no population density.

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