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Dozens of N.C. airports awarded improvement grants

The North Carolina Board of Transportation has approved state and federal grants for various infrastructure improvement projects at a dozen North Carolina airports–including those in Avery and Ashe counties. Almost $7 million in state and federal funding has been awarded for projects that will improve runway lighting, establish new fueling areas, expand taxiways and otherwise
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FAA Sending $22 Million to Help 10 Florida Airports

As part of more than $475 million in infrastructure improvement grants to airports around the country, the U.S. Department of Transportation is sending almost $22 million to airports in the Sunshine State. Three Brevard Airports Receive Infrastructure Improvement Grants from U.S. Department of Transportation Key West International Airport is getting $9.3 million to rehabilitate a
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North Carolina airport gets $225K in grant funding

Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport was awarded $225,000 to update the airport’s 20-year layout plan. The plan is usually updated every 10 years to make sure the airports are staying on top of the community needs, said Airport Supervisor Jack Poole.
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More than $34M in FAA grants going to four Michigan airports

The U.S. Department of Transportation says Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, southwest of Detroit, will receive more than $21 million for runway construction. About $11 million will go to the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids for apron rehabilitation. The Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport will get just over $1.5 million to conduct an
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FedEx announces $450 million investment in Memphis hub

FedEx is investing an additional $450 million into the FedEx Express World Hub in Memphis, bringing total investment to $1.5 billion. FedEx said the additional investment is because of “growing customer demand.” The project is expected to wrap up by 2025 “with significant job creation along the way,” according to the Tennessee Department of Economic
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Camdenton Receives Grant for Airport Runway Extension

Camdenton City Administrator Jeff Hancock says they’ve been awarded a grant to finalize a runway extension project at the Camdenton Memorial Lake Regional Airport. The grading and prep work will cost an estimated $4.2 million, while the construction on the extension will cost roughly $1 million. Work will begin sometime next year.
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