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‘State of MSP Airport’ Luncheon to Occur Next Week

Dépèche transmise le 25 janvier 2011 par Business Wire

MINNEAPOLIS & ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The future of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) will be the topic addressed at a February 3, 2011 luncheon hosted by Airport Foundation MSP.

“The luncheon was designed as a forum to bring business and industry leaders together to preview plans for meeting projected air service demands through the year 2030”

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) Executive Director Jeff Hamiel will discuss the importance of robust air service to the state’s economy and quality of life and will outline plans to expand the airport over the next two decades.

“The luncheon was designed as a forum to bring business and industry leaders together to preview plans for meeting projected air service demands through the year 2030,” said Jana Vaughn, executive director of the Airport Foundation MSP. “While Governor Dayton and MAC Executive Director Hamiel will focus on the importance of the airport to the community, the Airport Foundation MSP will highlight how important the community is to the airport, providing volunteers for the Travelers Assistance Program and contributing to a strong arts and culture program.”

Event partners are the Bloomington, Greater Minneapolis, St. Paul and Minnesota chambers of commerce. Sponsors include the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal, Padilla Speer Beardsley, HNTB, Delta Air Lines, Bloomington Convention and Visitors Bureau, US Bank, Kraus Anderson, Mall of America, Wings Financial, Oppenheimer and the Aero Service Group.

The event will take place at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Hilton, 3800 American Blvd. East, Bloomington, MN. Check-in begins at 11:30 a.m., with the program commencing at noon. Individual tickets are $45, with tables of 10 selling for $400. To purchase tickets, go to www.minneapolischamber.org/airportevent or call 612-370-9100.