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The Economic Task Force for the DHL Hub in Wilmington comprises government officials from the city, county, state and national levels, along with representatives from ABX Air, Inc. and ASTAR Air Cargo, community members and business officials, and is co-convened by Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher and Wilmington Mayor David Raizk.

The group was organized in response to DHL’s negotiations with UPS to take over DHL’s air carrier operations and effectively shut down the Wilmington Air Park. The Economic Task Force has commenced work to preserve jobs and craft economically feasible solutions stemming from the potential direct loss of 8,200 area jobs – with significantly more indirect job losses – in Wilmington and an eight-county region in southwest Ohio. The projected economic impact of the job losses exceeds $400 million annually.