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Minneapolis airport unveils plans for geothermal heating, rainwater harvesting in $263M expansion

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The 168,000-square-foot addition to Terminal 2 is the first of several projects planned in coming years to accommodate growing passenger demand.

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Amid Returning Passengers, Airports Look to the Future

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Stewards of North American airports discussed sustainability, diversity and future funding challenges at the ACI-NA conference in Minneapolis.

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Metal cladding tiles help unique airport facility’s design take flight

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Loading docks generally aren’t known for their stylishness, but a new such structure at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is breaking with that tradition. The addition of glass curtainwall and a protective overhang clad in copper-toned metal tiles create a real visual pop in the middle of the airport’s runway area.

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Advancing sustainable construction: Specifying low-carbon concrete

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Following hurricane Katrina, the new 90,301-m 2 (972,000-sf) North Terminal at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) emerged as one of the most visible symbols of infrastructure rebuilding in the Gulf region. Minneapolis Minneapolis has been striving to reduce GHG emissions for 30 years.

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Pinnacle Airlines Corp. Headquarters Will Relocate to Minnesota

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Pinnacle flight attendant Kristi Morkert (she was not flying on this flight) greeting passanger Val Ward (sitting with fur hat on), from Syracuse, for a flight to Syracuse, NY at Metro Airport in Romulus on Thursday January 27, 2005. Pinnacle’s operation will be located in vacant space leased by Delta Air Lines on Minneapolis-St.

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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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Minneapolis alone generated nearly 15,000 new jobs from 2010 to 2012, according to an analysis last year by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). to Bloomington, near the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. MSP International Airport offers non-stop flights to 114 U.S.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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There are networks with 120,000 miles of major railroads, more than 25,000 miles of commercially navigable waterways and more than 5,000 public-use airports. Within a 900 mile drive of Hoosier Energy services are communities from Dallas to Jacksonville and New York City to Minneapolis. It is comprised of 3.9