DOTHAN, AL (WSFA) - Florida aviation service company Commercial Jet announced this morning that they're setting up shop in Dothan.

The company, which provides service to some of the "world's leading aircrafts" will begin hiring immediately and the first plane will arrive for service in Dothan in May.

The company will be opening in the old Pemco location at the Dothan Regional Airport. The company is investing approximately $12 Million in the project.

“I am proud that the State of Alabama could play a key role in providing hundreds of new jobs for the people of Dothan and the Wiregrass area,” Governor Bentley said.  “We know that Alabama is the ideal location for the aerospace and aviation industries.  This announcement further strengthens our emerging role as an aerospace leader in the Southeast.  Nothing is more important to me than creating new jobs, and we will continue our work to recruit companies and help them succeed.”

Dothan businessman Harry B. Grier, III has been appointed to the Alabama Small Business Development Network Advisory Board as a representative of Troy University’s Small Business Development Center.

Owner of Arch Business Consulting, Inc., Grier, who has a background in the banking industry, has been affiliated with TROY’s SBDC serving as a guest speaker at various training and educational programs, and has been a “go-to expert” for SBDC counselors for commercial lending expertise, said Sandra Lucas, the center’s director.

“Harry Grier is the absolute perfect choice to serve as our representative on the Alabama SBDC Network Advisory Board,” Lucas said.

Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday will hold a news conference in the State Capitol to discuss Alabama’s upcoming state sales tax holiday for severe weather preparedness items. The Governor will also recognize Severe Weather Awareness Week throughout the state of Alabama.

Beginning at 12:01 a.m.