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Airport celebrates ‘historic moment’ in Gateway project

By: Dave Thompson|August 29, 2024
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    • A structural steel beam – with the signatures of many airport and construction crew members – is put in place on Wednesday, Aug. 28, during a topping-out ceremony at the Quad Cities International Airport in Moline. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    The Quad Cities International Airport’s massive Gateway plan to improve the “modern traveling experience” for customers took a ceremonial step forward with a final steel beam placed in a new building Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 28.

    QCIA officials hosted a brief topping-out ceremony on Wednesday to celebrate the approaching completion of a new baggage processing building at the airport. It  featured the…

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