Thrush Gets Preliminary OK for $200,000 from Albany Deal-Closing Fund
Tuesday, July 8th, 2014
Pending final approval by the Albany City Commission, Albany-based agricultural aircraft maker Thrush Aircraft will become the first business to take advantage of the city of Albany’s so-called Deal-Closing Fund.
In the request for funding, Thrush owner Payne Hughes said the aircraft maker anticipates hiring 75 to 100 workers over the next three years as the company begins a production line for its S2R 660 aircraft. The company plans to build 24 of the new planes, also known as Thrush 710s, per year.
