New Wisconsin Air Academy Taxis for Liftoff

Steel construction brings quality, value, and speed

[Sturtevant, Wisconsin - Sep, 5 2007] – The ground is breaking on September 10, 2007 for the Wisconsin Air Academy, a new kind of boarding and day school designed to place young people on the path towards a career in the aviation industry.  A first of its kind, the Wisconsin Air Academy is the only private day school sanctioned by the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force.

After leaving the Florida Air Academy to return to his home state of Wisconsin, Jeff Starke turned to Allied Steel Buildings to provide the best possible solution for the construction of the new academy.  “I truly wanted to help influence incredibly positive additions to society, and to do that I needed to provide the best possible value for the students attending the academy,” explained Jeff Starke, the developer of the Air Academy project.  “I had worked with Allied Steel Buildings in the past, and knew they could provide the highest quality building and project management at the best possible price.  Now we can have a fantastic facility and provide the students with an exceptional value for their education.”

The new 44,000 square foot Wisconsin facility, designed and manufactured by Allied Steel buildings will include a main hall, an indoor gymnasium, classrooms, an operations center, and dormitories for boarding school students.

Ground Breaking Ceremony

“The opportunity to be involved with a complete design build project like the Wisconsin Air Academy is really satisfying,” said Michael Lassner, President of Allied Steel.  “It’s a great feeling to know we can provide an economical, high quality building solution that will provide a unique educational experience for what will soon be thousands of Wisconsin’s young people.”

The Wisconsin Air Academy hopes to set a new group of middle-school aged students on the path to be America’s next generation of first responders. “Air Marshals, military and airline pilots, Air Traffic Controllers,” explained project developer Jeff Starke, “those are many of the folks that are on the front lines of our nation’s security.  Instead of focusing on school rivalries and trivial activities, we can help influence the future of the country’s emergency response abilities.”

The construction commences today in partnership with Liberty Construction Management, a certified Allied Builder headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., and is scheduled to be completed by January 2008. The Wisconsin Air Academy will bring thirty eight new jobs to the community and an immeasurable positive influence to Wisconsin’s young people.    

About Allied Steel Buildings:
Allied Steel Buildings is the leading, most trusted brand of pre-engineered steel buildings. The company delivers building solutions for commercial, industrial and residential customers worldwide. Allied Steel Buildings specializes in building solutions for a wide variety of industries including agriculture, energy, transportation, manufacturing, mining and other diverse industry sectors as well as residential needs.  For more information on Allied Steel Buildings please go to www.alliedbuildings.com or call 877.99.STEEL (7.8335).

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