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Flite Goodyear Gives Old Lockheed Martin Facility New Wings

A former Naval air station in the West Valley is aiming to become a major job center for the region.

Flite Goodyear is on the site of a former Goodyear Tire and Rubber facility, which later became a Lockheed Martin facility.

In its current iteration, there’s about 1 million square feet of land with more to build on. There are about 25 buildings, many of which date to 1942.

Daryl Burton owns Reliance Management and Flite Goodyear, and said his company has spent the last few years renovating the property and working to keep its history alive.

The Show spoke with him to learn about the property near Litchfield and Yuma roads and its potential.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.