Massive $27M airport building project centralizes ground services to improve efficiency
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The Winnipeg Airports Authority broke ground Monday on a privately funded $27-million, 96,000-square-foot building project at Richardson International Airport.
The Ground Services Equipment building will house baggage handling, de-icing and catering contractors as well as cargo and shipping companies. The ground services companies currently operate out of a handful of different hangars — the new building will be able to house them all.
The airports authority expects to create between 150 and 200 new jobs when the facility is completed in fall 2019.
Manitoba-owned Con-Pro Industries Canada won the contract to build the facility.
The WAA’s ground-service tenants currently operate out of a handful of buildings near Sargent Avenue; the new space is substantially closer to the airport terminal, off Saskatchewan Avenue and is within the airport’s critical restricted area — the security perimeter.
Those two factors will speed up the efficiency of ground services at the airport, WAA spokesman Tyler MacAfee said, adding the authority plans new development at the old location.
Richardson International is the No. 1 airport for dedicated freight flights in Canada, has a $3.4-billion economic impact and supports over 17,000 jobs.
Airports authority CEO Barry Rempel pointed to the new facility as a key in growing Winnipeg’s reputation as a transportation and shipping hub.
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Updated on Monday, June 25, 2018 4:24 PM CDT: adds architectural rendering