KIHOMAC celebrates new aerospace manufacturing and engineering facility in Warner Robins

BYRON — KIHOMAC, the City of Warner Robins, and Peach County celebrated a new and upcoming aerospace manufacturing and engineering facility with a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 21. 

KIHOMAC is based out of Reston, Virginia, and is a veteran-owned small business aerospace manufacturing and engineering company with about 350 employees.  

“I’m very excited to be here as a longtime member of the KIHOMAC family, a native of Middle Georgia and the granddaughter of a retired Robins Air Force Base civil servant, this is a very proud moment for our company and for me personally that we’ve made it to this moment,” Sr. Vice President of Accounting and Finance for KIHOMAC Amy Brand said. 

Chairman of the Peach County Board of Commissioners Martin Moseley gave some remarks regarding the new facility. 

Moseley said they are really glad to have KIHOMAC in Peach County. 

“KIHOMAC is a great company with a great reputation. We’re just proud for y’all to be here, we wish you the best of luck and we’re excited about the future,” Moseley said. 

He added that they appreciate Warner Robins Mayor LaRhonda Patrick and their partnership with Peach County. 

“This is an example of partnership between Peach County and the City of Warner Robins. Great things are happening and great things are going to continue to happen,” he said. “KIHOMAC, thank you for being here and for your investment here in Peach County.” 

Mayor Patrick also gave some remarks at the ceremony. 

“Welcome KIHOMAC to the City of Warner Robins and Peach County,” she said. “This is great collaboration between all these entities, and this just shows a shared vision of progress and growth that we have for our area that we have in Warner Robins and Peach County.” 

Patrick said KIHOMAC coming to Middle Georgia just shows that they can be a hub for innovation. 

“It doesn’t have to be Atlanta or Augusta. We are making our mark right here with the help of industries just like KIHOMAC, and I appreciate them,” she said. 

With the help of this new facility, Patrick said the amount of jobs that come here to serve the community, at large, is what everyone loves to see. 

“We love to see industries choose to expand or move here because it shows that we have something good to offer in Middle Georgia. That is why I do my job, why Chairman Moseley does his job and why everyone here that works in public service does their job.”

Patrick also mentioned this facility will be very critical in supporting the military all across the world. 

To close the ceremony, CEO and Founder of KIHOMAC, Ki Ho Kang said there has been a great relationship between the City of Warner Robins, Peach County, and KIHOMAC. 

“I think you will all be very proud to see the building that is about to go up as it will be a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility,” he said. 

According to his biography, Kang attended college in New York and served in the Air Force for 21 years. 

The new facility will be located at 1978 Lightning Way.

“The significance of [the address] is that Lightning is an aircraft that I adore and it is quite fascinating,” he said. 

Kang said 1978 is more personal to him because that is when his family immigrated from Seoul, Korea, to Baltimore, Maryland. 

“This is very exciting for us and hopefully in about 12 months, we will be opening our building,” he said. 

To learn more about KIHOMAC, go to kihomac.com.