LOCKPORT—Niagara County leaders intent on protecting the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station and its 3,000 jobs are set to hire a consulting firm specializing in protecting military installations from defense cuts as the Obama Administration gears up to potentially launch a new round of base closures.
The Principi Group, headed by former Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi, who also chaired the 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC), is being hired by the county as part of an effort—funded largely through a $300,000 state military base retention grant awarded earlier this year. (more…)