Duncan Aviation—Battle Creek Hosts Governor and Commemorates Michigan Tax Law Change
May 12, 2006
Governor Jennifer Granholm (center) and members of Duncan Aviation commemorate the signing of a February amendment to the state's tax law. The amendment provides a waiver from sales tax for customers who do not reside or base their aircraft in Michigan.
BATTLE CREEK, MI. - Governor Jennifer Granholm visited Duncan Aviation-Battle Creek on May 12 for a signing ceremony. The ceremony commemorated an amendment to tax law in Michigan that benefits the customers of the state's largest privately-owned aviation service company, Duncan Aviation.
The amendment provides for a waiver from all sales tax on parts for aviation services performed in Michigan for customers who do not reside or base their aircraft in Michigan. The amendment also provides a waiver from taxes associated with the purchase of an aircraft in Michigan for those who do not reside or base their aircraft in Michigan. To be eligible for this exemption, the customer must remove their aircraft from the state upon completion of the work performed.
Governor Granholm met with the leaders of Duncan Aviation, including Chairman J. Robert Duncan. She also toured Duncan Aviation's facility, which is currently in the midst of a 123,000-square-foot, 18 million dollar expansion.
"It is appropriate that this ceremony is taking place in our newly opened service hangar in the middle of an employee appreciation lunch. This tax law change will allow us to take full advantage of this expansion, which was made possible by the hard work of our employees," said J. Robert Duncan, Chairman of Duncan Aviation. "Our customers regularly tell us that it is our technicians that make Duncan Aviation stand out from the competitive crowd. This lunch is just a small recognition of all the hard work they do to make Duncan Aviation a success."
Duncan Aviation-Battle Creek is an aircraft service provider with a 200,000-square-foot facility and 540 employees supporting the aviation needs of business jet operators worldwide. These services include airframe and engine service, avionics installations, interior and paint completions/modifications, avionics/instrument and accessory/propeller repair/overhaul and parts support.
Duncan Aviation currently employs nearly 2,000 aviation experts worldwide. The company is headquartered in Lincoln, NE, and operates a major service centers in Lincoln, Neb. and Battle Creek, Mich. Other Duncan Aviation locations include 20 satellite avionics facilities located throughout the United States and Lincoln-based Parts Support Services, a division that sells and consigns general aviation parts to aircraft operators and service organizations worldwide.
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