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- 14 <br />R 0 00 GBARRUS <br />• Six existing businesses were visited this month in the areas of architecture, <br />distribution and manufacturing. <br />• Tour of Mechanical Trades Carolina, a vocational training center for productive <br />careers in Plumbing, Pipefitting, Pipe Welding or HVAC. <br />• NC Back to Work Leadership Team meeting. <br />Concord Regional Airport Facts & Figures <br />• 5th busiest airport in North Carolina. <br />• 60,000 takeoffs and landings per year. <br />• Twelve 737 aircraft flights per week. <br />• 186 aircraft are based at Concord Regional Airport. <br />• 40,000 passengers embark and debark annually. <br />.� <br />• Allegiant Air, a Las Vegas -based commercial airline, will begin passenger service between Concord and <br />Orlando December 20. <br />• Additional commercial flights are expected to increase airport revenue by $230,000 in the first five years. <br />• Expansion plans are being prepared for a 10,000 sq. ft terminal to handle the additional passengers. <br />• Rick Cloutier is the Aviation Director at Concord Regional Airport. <br />Noteworthy <br />11/15 Secretary Decker's Listening Tour for the region, Bukowski & Wilson. <br />11/18 EDC team makes presentation to NC Department of Commerce. <br />11/19 Groundbreaking for Data Chambers at NC Research Campus, Bukowski & Wilson <br />11/21 Margie spoke with Kannapolis Downtown Incorporated about the economic development process and how it <br />works with site consultants. <br />Upcoming Events: <br />12/5 Cabarrus Regional Chamber's Economic Development Summit with the Governor, Bukowski, Wilson & Grass <br />12/6 Charlotte Auto Racing Show, Wilson & Grass <br />12/9 NC State Chamber meeting in Charlotte, Bukowski <br />12/16 Department of Commerce Site Selectors trip Atlanta, Bukowski <br />&17 <br />Chamber and EDC offices are closed December 24, 25 & 26 <br />Cabarrus Economic Development Team <br />Margie Bukowski, Senior Vice President of Economic Development, mbukowski @cabarrus.biz, 704 - 260 -8107 <br />Anna Lu Wilson, Vice President of Business Services, awilson @cabarrus.biz, 704 - 260 -8109 <br />Samantha Grass, Existing Industry Specialist, sgrass @cabarrus.biz, 704 - 260 -8108 <br />3003 Dale Earnhardt Blvd, Suite 2, Kannapolis, NC 28083 Attachment number 1 <br />1 -1 Page 420 <br />