An aircraft

parts supply business that takes "fly-in" traffic will relocate

to Peachtree City's Falcon Field in the near future.

Aircraft Spruce

and Specialty Company, which is currently located in Griffin, will be

moving its eastern regional distribution center to a location adjacent

to the airport property. The company's catalog currently features a map

to both its locations in Griffin and in California, and Airport Authority

Chairwoman Cathy Nelmes anticipates a map to Peachtree City will be incorporated

in the new version.

"It's

going to put Peachtree City on the map for the aviation community,"

Nelmes said.

The catalog's

popularity among small aircraft owners is similar to the popularity of

the Sears Wish Book among Christmas-wishing children in days gone by.

"Everybody's

got one," Nelmes said of the Spruce catalog.

The company

will also add 50 employees to the community, Nelmes said, thanking the

Fayette County Development Authority and the Development Authority of

Peachtree City for their help in attracting the company here.

The Peachtree

City Planning Commission unanimously approved the concept plan for the

office-warehouse building, which will be located on Dividend Drive adjacent

to Falcon Field.

The commission

asked company representatives to work with city staff to reduce the number

of parking spaces from the 107 proposed with the original plan.

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