By Brodie Farquhar
“Nationally, states are seeing fewer airline seats offered for sale in August, as of mid-July in the Official Airline Guide. The information guide states that Wyoming will have 10.5 percent fewer seats available in August, compared to a year ago…. ….’Airports do make a difference in economic development,’ said Ray Rasker, citing Headwaters Economics’ ‘Three Wests’ study, which examined how the presence of airports contributes greatly to economic diversity and development. ‘Airports provide access to markets,’ he said. ‘It is always important to people doing business to see each other face-to-face.’
That’s why Gallatin County, Mont., is investing in an airport expansion and improvement project for the Bozeman area — in the middle of a severe recession. ‘They understand it is a good investment for the decades to come,’ Rasker said….”
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