What will a new airport do for Tompkins County’s economy?
Ithaca Times cited comments by Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center about the role of airports in a region’s economic development.
The Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport will be receiving $14.2 million in state funds to upgrade the facility from a small, regional waystop into one that can field international passengers, Governor Andrew Cuomo said in an announcement at the facility on Thursday.