Business View Magazine l October 2022

197 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 10 CORPUS CHR I ST I INTERNAT IONAL A I RPORT in the terminal. A request has been put out for proposals for food and beverage in the terminal. Smith adds, “We’re also doing a request for information for a hotel and gas station combination out in front of the airport. We’ve had a lot of requests for hotels close by the airport, whether it’s for the flight crews, or even the Coast Guard. They have about 200 airmen that they put up a month for training. And they assure us they will block those rooms every night. There’s a lot of great opportunity.” Corpus Christi International is also working with an onsite rental car company to put eight electric car chargers in the rental car return lots, since they are bringing in an electric fleet now. The airport also just purchased its first electric vehicle that is slated to be delivered by the end of the year. So, the expectation between those two efforts is that they will have electric charging stations installed in the parking lot Austin | Brazos Valley | Corpus Christi | Golden Triangle | Houston New Braunfels | North Texas | San Antonio | South Texas F U L L L I F E C Y C L E C O N S T R U C T I O N S E R V I C E S Your Partner in Aviation CONSTRUCTION With a portfolio of vertical and civil aviation projects under our wings, our construction professionals have what it takes to provide the absolute best construction experience. Proud Supporter of Corpus Christi International Airport Connect with Us Today! SpawGlass.com