The Richland County Airport Commission, which oversees the operation of the Jim Hamilton - LB Owens Airport (CUB), elected its officers for 2014. The new officers are:
· Don Purcell, Chairman
· Jim Christopher, Vice Chairman
· Bruce Cole, CPA, Secretary
· Stuart Hope, Treasurer
The Commission is composed of nine members appointed by the Richland County Council. Public meetings are held every other month on the second Monday. The next meeting is 12 p.m. Monday, March 10 in the large conference room of the airport terminal.
Jim Hamilton - LB Owens is a general aviation/reliever airport that provides private and business aircraft easy access to downtown Columbia. The facility also houses the South Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame.