Local airline founder to keynote June Startup Grind event

Ron Ryan, founder of Ryan International Airlines, will be Startup Grind’s June speaker.

The event will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on June 8 at the Lux, 120 E. First St.

Ryan will discuss his career starting as chief pilot for Jack DeBoer and moving on to create his company that employed nearly 3,500 people before he sold it in 2004.

Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. For more information and to order tickets, go to www.startupgrind.com/events.

This story was originally published June 1, 2017 at 11:11 AM with the headline "Local airline founder to keynote June Startup Grind event."