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    Study: Louisville Airports Created Nearly 56,000 Jobs
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    UPS is the largest company linked with Louisville International Airport, but Greater Louisville Inc.’s president and CEO, Joe Reagan, says further gains came with efforts to attract companies in the medical field. "Now companies like Amgen and Genentech and J & J [Johnson & Johnson] and other companies that you know are doing their logistics work right here from Louisville ... In fact, Genentech, the first investment made outside of the state of California was right here in Louisville and it was right here because of this airport." Airport officials say a current $30 million effort to expand the airport should help attract even more business. Full Article at WFPL
    Now companies like Amgen and Genentech and J & J [Johnson & Johnson] and other companies that you know are doing their logistics work right here from Louisville ... In fact, Genentech, the first investment made outside of the state of California was right here in Louisville and it was right here because of this airport.
    SOURCE: WFPL 1 month ago
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Study: Louisville Airports Created Nearly 56,000 Jobs
  1. As the planes get larger and begin to fly in both in terms of cargo as well as the future of passenger service, we’ll have the size of not only the runways ... but the taxiways and the clearance area necessary to continue to grow and respond to the demand of aviation in this country for years to come.
    SOURCE: WFPL 1 month ago
  2. There is a direct connection between economic development and access points from here on nonstop or easy access points going to headquarters or customers ... And that’s why we’re always working on trying to ensure that we can grow the number of flights and the number of airlines that are flying in and o...
    SOURCE: WFPL 1 month ago

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