Work Underway at Baton Rouge, La., Airport Project

Burrell Aviation has started pre-development work on a 53-acre site at Louisiana’s Baton Rouge Metro Airport that could transform the airport into a hub for cargo and aviation-related activities. The investment could eventually total as much as $183 million as tenants are sought among air freight, aerospace and defense companies, cold-storage businesses and companies specializing

Grand Rapids, Mich., Airport Reveals $110M Expansion Plan

Eight gates will be added to Concourse A at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Mich., as revealed in plans the airport laid out for a $110 million expansion. The project, which is expected to add 125 constructions jobs, will also extend the concourse from its current 510 feet to more than 900

S.D. Airport Plans Major Expansion

South Dakota’s Rapid City Regional Airport is planning major renovations that will expand it from seven gates to 12 and allow the South Dakota airport to handle larger aircraft. The plan also calls for expansion and improvement of screening and baggage handling areas.

Seattle Airport Plans $4.6 Billion in Upgrades

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport plans to invest more than $4.6 billion over the next five years for improvement projects. Most immediately, the Port of Seattle Commission has authorized $250 million to redesign the airport’s south concourse and its partnership with Alaska Airlines on the SEA Gateway Project, which will modernize ticketing, security and baggage claim areas.