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Concord airport opens new $12.6M terminal complex, considers other airlines <br />Concord Regional Airport dedicated its new $12.6 <br />million terminal complex this morning that planners say <br />could triple the number of scheduled airline flights at the <br />airport. ba <br />And Rick Cloutier, airport director, is in the hunt to add <br />as many as four other carriers to Allegiant Air, now the <br />airport's sole scheduled- service provider. If his efforts <br />work, he could fill the new terminal building with 30 <br />flights a week, up from the current 10 flights a week. <br />The Concord Regional Airport's 32,000 square feet <br />terminal was dedicated on Sept. 29. <br />The 32,000- square -foot building opens on Wednesday <br />when the Allegiant flight arrives from Florida. <br />Inf A WNS , <br />T <br />� <br />�y n t �a king <br />"I can't believe I'm in Concord," Mayor Scott Padgett says, acknowledging that the shiny new building will be an asset <br />for the city. "This is first class." <br />Cloutier, speaking to the approximately 150 local residents who attended the dedication ceremony, hinted that more <br />activity is coming to the new complex. <br />"We hope this is another chapter in the continuing book of the airport," he says. <br />Cloutier says he's talking with additional low -fare airlines in an effort to bring passenger service from Concord to <br />destinations in the north and west. If Cloutier is able to attract another 20 flights a week to Concord, the economic im- <br />pact of the airport would increase up to $30 million a year to the point that it contributes $230 million a year to the <br />local economy, he believes. <br />(Article and picture source: Charlotte Business Journal) <br />Noteworthy News & Events <br />• Concord was recently listed among the nation's 10 Existing Industry & Business Visits <br />fastest growing cities. <br />• Check out our latest blog post featuring a spotlight on (5 Follow -Ups) <br />education. <br />• Click here to sign up to receive email notifications Partner Meetings <br />every time a new blog is posted. <br />Events <br />Cabarrus Economic Development Team <br />Robert Carney, Jr., Executive Director, rcarney @cabarrus.biz <br />Samantha Grass, Recruitment Project Manager, sgrass @cabarrus.biz <br />LeeAnn Nixon, Existing Industry Project Manager, Inixon @cabarrus.biz <br />Josh Fernandez, Research & Marketing Coordinator, jfernandez @cabarrus.biz <br />3003 Dale Earnhardt Blvd, Suite 2, Kannapolis, NC 28083 (704) 782 -4000, Option 2 1 www.cabarrusedc.com <br />Attachment number 1 \n <br />1 -3 Page 434 <br />