AE to be named LINK’s industry of year

Mississippi’s American Eurocopter helicopter production facility in Columbus, which has built Lakota UH-72A helicopters for the Army and National Guard for 10 years, will be the recipient of the first regional ‘Industry of the Year’ award from region's economic development organization, Golden Triangle Development LINK, at an awards ceremony May 30. AE employs 320 workers, nearly half of which are military veterans. LINK is the regional economic development organization for Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties. Source: WTVA-TV, May 16, 2013.