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“It is not often when your expectations are exceeded to the extent mine were in the preparation of this book. Our heartfelt thanks to everyone at CorporateHistory.net for your great efforts and creativeness. Your earnestness and professionalism are of the highest order, and your warmth and interest in our story are genuine. Reliving the events and activities of PARC's history has fueled us and cheered us."
Bruce Steadman, CEO

“A fascinating and well-documented and -crafted account of the creation of new prosperity after the demise of the base.”
Press-Republican

Written by Marian Calabro
Book and DVD Produced by CorporateHistory.net

Book available at Amazon.com
DVD on view at www.youtube.com/corporatehistory




When Plattsburgh Air Force Base closed in 1995, consultants predicted that economic redevelopment would take 25 years. But they underestimated the will of New York's North Country to recover and the ability of the Plattsburgh Airbase Redevelopment Corporation (PARC) to get the job done. Thirteen years after closure, the former base is home to businesses, nonprofits, residential neighborhoods, community college facilities, and a sparkling new international airport.

The transformation was far from easy, however. This case study candidly explores the process, the politics, the personalities — and, above all, the sheer persistence that has led PARC to be cited as a national model for military base reuse.

Based on extensive research and in-depth interviews with 60 people closely involved in the process — including federal, state, and local officials; Air Force personnel; and PARC's successive leaders — Flying High Again is an enduring chronicle for the people of the region and a useful "lessons learned" guide for other base closure communities.

 Chapter 1: Introduction
 Chapter 4 (partial): "Holes Torn in the Social Fabric"
 Sidebar: "The View of Plattsburgh from Manhattan"


Marian Calabro with PARC executives Bruce Steadman (left)
and Dennis Doyle at the book launch.