Business View Magazine | September 2020

186 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2020 for by private donations versus public money. We were very fortunate to have that kind of support.” The state generously provided funds for the public space furniture. Now that the terminal is complete, Darrah sees it as a major draw for the types of businesses that the County wants to lure to its “green development zone,” which is located across the street from the Airport. “We designed the building to be very green to show the art of the possible to other industry that might want to move into the area, and the County’s economic development team is working to start bringing folks in,” he relates. “We’re sort of the jewel in the crown to help bring that kind of business into our service district here. It’s zoned ‘green industrial’ and our building is very green. I think once they get the public water in and the sewer system put in over there, the businesses will start coming to that particular location. This area has been, primarily, farmland and the focus was on other parts of the County, and now, the

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