that valley using rock from a nearby site that Russ is developing into a commerce park,” Vrabel says. “It’s a unique approach, leveraging both airport infrastructure and regional development goals simultaneously.” PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP UNLOCKS GROWTH Russ Rogerson, President and CEO of the Morgantown Area Partnership, describes the collaboration as truly innovative. “Very early on, the Monongalia County Development Authority, the airport, the city, and the county partnered to purchase a 90-acre tract of land adjacent to the airport, but not runway accessible. We use this site as the borrow area for the fill needed for the runway construction.” The strategic location offers remarkable potential. “We built a road to the site, which sits just a mile and a half from Interstate 68, providing excellent access. We’ll have around 54 acres of flat developable property for large users or multiple smaller users,” Rogerson says.“This can support over a million square feet of space for manufacturing, light assembly, and warehousing.” 203 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 12, ISSUE 07 MORGANTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
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