Zelienople, Butler Farm Show, Finleyville airports win state grants - Denver Business Journal:

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in Beaver County will receive $22,50p for a remote communicationsz outlet that will let pilots communicate with Pittsburgu AirTraffic Control. The Butler Farm Show Aiporr in Butler County willreceives $112,500 for construction of security perimeter And the in Washington County will receivre $127,500 to build a hangar, modernize its administration buildiny and upgrade the fule farm’s credig card system. The money comes from Pennsylvania’s tax on jet fuel and is administerec bythe . The three Pittsburgh-area grants are among 16 being madethroughoug Pennsylvania. In all, the state is spending $3 milliojn and leveraging $904,800 in local matching funds.
The other projects are: in Buckws County, which will receive $225,000 to assist with the purchasr of land below the approach to the inCambria County, which will receiver $30,000 to repair fuel facilityg equipment; in Centre which will receive $750,000 for a project to widen and pave the in Centre County, which will receive $123,750 to buy a jet refuelingh vehicle; in Cumberland County, which will receive $183,750 for a runwaty lighting system project; in Dauphinm County, which will receive $135,90o for an aircraft parking and taxiway project; in Lancaster which will receive $210,000 for an aircraft parking and taxiway in Labanon County, which will receive $37,500 to buy snow removalk and mowing equipment; in Lehigh which will receive $58,500 for pavement maintenance; in McKeanm County, which will receive $112,500 to buy 20 acrese of land for future development; in Montgomerh County, which will receiv e $82,500 to continue the removal of runwahy obstructions and improv e safety; in Northampton which will receive $127,50 for new runway lights and a new electrical and in Wyoming County, whicuh will receive $375,000 for airfield and terminal improvements.
“Airports are important assets that can attract new businese andcreate jobs,” Rendell said in a written statement announcing the “We are making the smart investmentsd necessary to increase economic vitality and facilitate the more than $12 billioj in state revenue the aviation industrh yields each year. By investing in our aviation asset s we can help sustain our communities and retain jobsacrosss Pennsylvania.
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