A newly released independent economic impact study of the DuPage Airport shows the general aviation facility brings broad economic benefits to DuPage County and metropolitan Chicago, pumping $117 million into the local economy in 2012 and creating nearly 1,000 jobs for area residents.
Adding to its reputation as a very successful turnaround story, the DuPage Airport Authority has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Excellence in Procurement Award from the Virginia-based Airport Consultants Council (ACC) at a luncheon in Denver, Colorado.
The DuPage Airport, a leading general aviation facility which handles a number of national security functions, is prepared to assist the increased and diverted air traffic that will accompany the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) conference in Chicago May 19‐21.
The Airport Consultants Council (ACC) is pleased to announce that the DuPage Airport Authority of West Chicago, IL is the recipient of ACC’s 2012 Excellence in Procurement Award. Airport Director David Bird accepted the award on behalf of the Authority at a luncheon today during the ACC/AAAE Planning, Design & Construction Symposium in Denver, Colorado. This award, now in its fourth year, recognizes procurement programs and practices that are worthy of serving as a model for other airports and public agencies to follow.
The DuPage Airport Authority is taking a different approach to spur development of a nearly vacant business park in West Chicago, including broadening the purpose of the site and looking to sell off parcels.
As residents reel from forecast projections that Chicago will endure the worst winter weather in the nation this year, DuPage Airport expects business as usual as the cooler weather arrives.