Jim Hamilton makes a smooth landing
2009-07-10 / Business
In 46 years, Jim Hamilton brought Owens Airport from a single runway operating out of a trailer to 60,000 take offs and landings a year.
 Jim Hamilton, manager of Jim Hamilton Airport J.B. Owens Airport, turned over his position to Josh Houston (r) Monday, July 6, 2009. Standing with him are Gregory Pierce, Richland County Councilman; Earl Brown, past chairman of the Airport Commission; John C.B.Smith, chairman emeritus Airport Commission; Bernice Scott, past chairman Richland County Council; Jim Hamilton; and Josh Houston. Houston has served as airport director at the Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport in Spartanburg, S.C. and the Pickens County Airport, in Pickens, S.C. and is a retired United States Air Force Captain. Mr. Houston holds an MBA from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a Bachelors of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of South Carolina. |
