Van's Aircraft chose the Aurora State Airport as the ideal site for its combined manufacturing and business headquarters. The design/build project by ESI Construction is a 63,400 square foot Butler building system featuring clearspan design, mezzanine, MR-24 standing seam roof, split-faced block wainscot and 80'-0" Wilson bi-fold door.

After September 11, the nation has been on heightened security and the Air National Guard (ANG) was directed to make changes to their Rapid Response program nationwide. Butler Construction signed a master agreement with the government that provided an emergency procurement program for ANG hangars with F-15 and F-16 interceptors on strip alert, patrolling the skies against terrorism as part of Operation Noble Eagle.

Locally, the mission was to construct four Rapid Response F-15 hangars at the Portland International Airport in 30 days without disruption to existing operations. ESI Construction was selected as Butler's strategic partner to provide construction services for the necessary upgrades to the Oregon Air National Guard facilities (OANG).

The 9,000 square foot, two-story Winco Powerline Services building in the H.D. Aviation Airdustrial Park at the Aurora Airport allows Winco to continue growing the specialty helicopter powerline construction industry niche they’ve successfully developed over the past 20 years. During this time, Winco has evolved into a full-scale transmission line building company with the ability to perform complete transmission line construction projects. The new facility includes a 60’-0” wide Wilson bi-fold door and 2-ton overhead crane system for aircraft repairs.

"I want to take this opportunity to express my thanks for the great job ESI did designing and constructing the three buildings at the H.D. Aviation Industrial Park at the Aurora Airport. The quality and appearance of these buildings has set a new standard for this airport"
-Richard VanGrunsven, President, H.D. Aviation