Charlotte County School District leaders say the launch of a new aerospace program next academic year will bring in more jobs and help diversify the economy. The district plans to build a hangar to house the program at Charlotte High School. It's an expansion of the district's already blossoming aviation program. But one challenge facing officials is funding.
The district is trying to secure at least 2.5 million dollars just to build the hangar. They say having the program on campus will encourage more kids to sign up for the program, because some students might have avoided it because they had to leave school to travel to the Punta Gorda airport every day.

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