RDU Airport, NC – Officials from the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority gathered today with construction workers, terminal architect Curt Fentress and Archer Western Contractors to mark the topping out of Terminal 2. At approximately noon today, a large crane hoisted the highest piece of structural steel into place atop what will be the terminal’s central atrium.Read More
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RDU’s Small Business Program Receives Innovation Award
RDU Airport, NC – The Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC) has awarded the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority its Airport Innovation Award. The airport received the award for its small and emerging business (SEB) assistance program, which offers small businesses in the airport’s concession program additional access to financial resources. The award was presented to the AirportRead More
RDU Receives NCDOT Grant for Lighting Project
RDU Airport, NC – The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority today announced it has received a $2.5 million grant offer from the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation. The Airport Authority board accepted the grant offer today at its monthly meeting. The grant will partially fund the replacement of more than 2,000 runway and taxiway lightsRead More
New Board Leadership Begins Tenure at Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority
Board votes to restructure parking rates; Redbox DVD rental service to debut at RDU RDU Airport, NC – Durham resident Robert D. Teer, Jr. today assumed the role of chairman of the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority Board of Directors. The Board met today for its monthly meeting. Teer, who has served on the Board since 1998,Read More
RDU to Receive Stimulus Funds for Runway Lighting Project
RDU Airport, NC – The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority has learned it will receive a $4.5 million grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The stimulus funds, which will be distributed by the Federal Aviation Administration, will be used to upgrade lights on the airfield. The project, which will begin later thisRead More



