b'PUBLISHERS COLUMN 9Time to CelebrateNo need to remind me that our jobs are never totally finished. Therewere experiencing every day. Also appropriate are always more safety improvements to initiate, capacity-increasingis to recognize and celebrate the host airport, projects to execute and restrooms to modernize. I get it, our jobsGerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR). It demand it. is exactly the type of airport Im talking about Its important to also recognize that over the past couple of years,here. Want to know more about GRRs devel-weve experienced quite a transformation in the infrastructure ofopment? Read on, and then see for yourself as our industry. Coming out of the COVID pandemic, federal stimulusyou walk through its facilities on the way to the funding has created a state of modernization that has no equal.conference. PAUL BOWERS, PUBLISHERThe incredible number of recently completed terminals, runwayLeaders at GRR gave Airport Improvement enhancements, safety and capacity improvements has transformedan exclusive opportunity to showcase their Concourse A Expansion, airports across the U.S. And the list of announced projects isthe first large-scale project of the airports $600 million ELEVATE equally impressive.capital development program. Were grateful to produce this story So, as were setting passenger records and keeping our airportand share it with you.consultants and suppliers busy with orders, why not celebrate ourWhen youre at ACI-NA, please come to the exhibit hall to say work to date! hello and celebrate the good times our industry is enjoying. Youll Soon, well be meeting many of you in Grand Rapids for ACI-NAsfind us in Booth #313.annual conference and exhibition. Appropriately, the theme for thisCheers!years conference is Advancing Progress, which best sums up what BEYOND DIGITAL. INTELLIGENT.A smart approach to managing your airside operationsw w w . a d b s a f e g a t e . c o mAirportImprovement.comSeptember 2024'