FORT WORTH -- Airbase Services, a major aircraft interiors firm in Grand Prairie, is asking Fort Worth to waive $30,000 in fees for a possible headquarters and manufacturing plant in the CentrePort Business Park.
Airbase proposes to build and equip a 225,000-square-foot facility at CentrePort at a cost of more than $11.5 million, the city staff said in a report to City Council members.Airbase would move its 200-plus employees to the new facility from Grand Prairie, and add about 400 new full-time positions to the Fort Worth plant, said Jay Chapa, Fort Worth's housing and economic development director.Airbase is asking the city to waive building, zoning, temporary encroachment, platting and fire sprinkler and alarm permit fees, totaling about $30,000, the report said.The staff recommended that the council approve the waiver and scheduled a vote for Feb. 19.Airbase is considering Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Miami and Los Angeles for the facility, the report said. Its current facility is at 902 Ave. T, east of Texas 360 and south of Post & Paddock Street.Airbase does aircraft interior reconfiguration, restoration and refurbishing. The company does business domestically and internationally, including clients in China, South Korea, France and El Salvador.Scott Nishimura, 817-390-7808Twitter: @JScottNishimuraHave more to add? News tip? Tell us
