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| Augusta Regional Airport
March 2015
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will accommodate any aircraft flying today.
There are hundreds of acres of property cur-
rently available for development in parcel
sizes ranging from one acre up to 140 acres
with a new industrial park being developed
on the south side of the Airport which could
be used for aviation related businesses or
aerospace related manufacturing facilities.
Augusta Regional Airport already owns the
land, and 2015 seems to be the right time for
the project to take off, with construction and
marketing being key focuses.
"We're getting ready to start construction on
a roadway along with the utilities and infra-
structure necessary to open up the industrial
park," Johnston says. "We have approximate-
ly 150 acres on the south side of the Airport
that we're looking to market. We are cur-
rently undergoing the environmental stud-
ies right now so the property will be shovel
ready for any business needing a quick start.
We expect to break ground on the construc-
tion project within the next six months."
"It's a really big opportunity, it's important
for the community and I think within five
years we can do that," Williams says of devel-
oping the land. “With access to rail, ports,
and highways, we should be very attractive