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GSP Renovation Heads for Completion
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JOE TOPPE | STAFF
jtoppe@communityjournals.com Within the next 90 days, portions of GSP’s $125 million terminal renovation project, Wingspan, will be completed, including the glass façade and the North Wing, airport president and CEO Dave Edwards reported. Business and government leaders from across the Upstate gathered at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport last week for Upstate SC Alliance’s monthly series, Coffee and Conversation. The meeting’s theme, “GSP: A Key Element to the Success of the Upstate,” featured an update presentation from Edwards. The makeover includes new baggage carousels, curbside canopies to shelter walkways and several new vendors, including Dunkin’ Donuts, Flatwood Grill and Hudson News. An RJ Rockers Brewing Company will be located on Concourse A and a Thomas Creek Grill on Concourse B, Edwards reported. The North Wing will serve as a
temporary location for the airline ticket counters and will eventually house the second baggage claim area. Airport officials are eyeing early 2016 as a completion date for the remainder of the terminal renovations. The presentation also provided updates on the airport’s growth initiative, GSP360, and its continued efforts to expand air and cargo service. GSP360 stems from a landuse planning and development study commissioned by the airport district, and features nine tracts of land to be developed and made available to companies and corporations from across the region and around the globe. GSP remains focused on a higher-quality customer experience and building strong partnerships within the community, Edwards said.
➤ BY THE NUMBERS The Impact of GSP:
$817,000,000 116% 9,500+ $170,000,000 GSP’s economic impact in 2012
Increase over the economic impact in 2009 ($377,000,000)
Jobs provided as of 2012, an increase of more than 5,800 jobs since 2009
Annual payroll as of 2012, an increase of $58,000,000 since 2009
June 6, 2014
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