Jacob Kirn ST LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL
Springfield Mulls Airport Expansion
March 10, 2014
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  • The Springfield City Council will decide Monday whether to approve a $5.6 million project that would clear the way for more hangars at the Springfield-Branson National Airport.

    Currently, there are 27 general aviation hangars, which can house 109 private aircraft,  according to the Springfield-News Leader. The 12-acre redevelopment will make land available for eight additional hangars, which another entity — likely corporations — would have to build.

    About $5 million of the funding would come from a Missouri Department of Transportation grant. The airport would pay the remaining $565,563.

    Companies considering a move to Springfield often find that there is inadequate space for their corporate jets, Jeff Seifried of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce told the News-Leader.

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