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Article: Fort Wayne, Ind., Officials Look for Air Trade Center Anchor Tenant.(Originated from The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind.)
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- May 20, 1996
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FORT WAYNE, Ind.--May 20--Airport and economic development officials had a more attractive lure as they angled for an Air Trade Center anchor tenant this year at the International Air Cargo Conference.
State legislation that becomes effective July 1 gives the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority the right to establish something like an enterprise zone for the 400-acre industrial park it wants to develop on airport property.
"All ... we were lacking was the financial tools to close a deal," said Roxanne Butler, community affairs and public relations manager for Fort Wayne International Airport.
"This will help us net a new cargo company or ...