Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 7

111 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 7 EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL A I RPORT Leveraging the power of design, Gensler works every day to create a better world. For more than 50 years, Gensler has been a leading global architecture, interiors, planning, and strategic consulting firm that partners with clients to achieve measurable business and organizational goals through design. Gensler brings a fresh, forward thinking approach to aviation design that focuses on the passenger. Individual experiences — like being dropped off, spending the night at an on-airport hotel, or relaxing at the gate before a flight — all play an important part in the overall experience. Terminals are no longer places where passengers wait for their trip to begin, they are a crucial part of the journey. Our team brings the expertise needed to create a memorable experience that can be delivered without adding extra cost or complications. Working at more than 145 airports around the world, Gensler has planned and designed award-winning facilities that well serve the needs of their varied stakeholders. With achievements in airport, retail, and organization planning, our success in aviation design rests in strong, effective management, and the ability to coordinate the various professional disciplines required to successfully complete complex projects. ...... For more information, please visit our website Gensler.com year until recent times. It was in the late 1990s and 2000s that things really took off. In 1996, a terminal was built and in 2003, a control tower. 2006 saw the addition of an Instrument Landing System (ILS) and in 2009 the runway was extended and rehabilitated to its current length, allowing heavier weight take-offs and the possibility of any size jet landing. “It was just a couple of years ago that we completed a terminal expansion project,” Reid recalls. “It expanded the gate area and added amenities like a pet relief area, jet bridges, larger restaurant and bar, private nursing area, and a touchless experience in the restrooms. We worked with the folks at Gensler Architecture on this project. They designed this beautiful terminal, which was a $35 million project that focused mainly on the ‘back of house’ or secured part of the terminal. In the next few years, we will be giving some thought to the ‘front of house’ areas including ticket counters and baggage claims, as well as the front entrance and parking.” Plans for the near future in terms of expansion include more hangars and property development, but first, there needs to be work on the taxiways. The plan is to rehabilitate the main taxiway, Alpha, within the next couple of