New tenant opens at Mascoutah's MidAmerica Airport
Date: 6/14/2012 Album ID: 1487743
Photos by Christian Gooden
Through cooperation with the St. Clair County Board, North Bay Produce of Traverse City, Michigan, opened up a a $5.7 million, 36,000 square-foot refrigerated warehouse at MidAmerica Airport as a shipping lane for produce from the Americas getting to Asia. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn attended.
St. Clair County Board Chairman Mark Kern takes a phone call in one of eight different zones of a $5.7 million, 36,000 square-foot refrigerated warehouse at MidAmerican Airport on Thursday, June 14, 2012, as a reception for its grand opening is in progress. The St. Clair Board paved the way for North Bay Produce Inc., of Traverse City, Michigan to use the facility as a trading lane to ship produce to Asia.
Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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North Bay Produce President Mark Giradin speaks at a grand opening ceremony of a $5.7 million, 36,000 square-foot refrigerated warehouse at MidAmerica Airport on Thursday, June 14, 2012.  The St. Clair County Board paved the way for the company, based in Traverse City, Michigan, to use the facility as a trading lane to ship produce to Asia.
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn speaks at a grand opening ceremony of  a $5.7 million, 36,000 square-foot refrigerated warehouse at MidAmerican Airport on Thursday, June 14, 2012. The St. Clair County Board paved the way for North Bay Produce Inc., of Traverse City, Michigan to use the facility as a trading lane to ship produce to Asia.
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St. Clair County Board Chairman Mark Kern speaks at a grand opening ceremony of a $5.7 million, 36,000 square-foot refrigerated warehouse at MidAmerica Airport on Thursday, June 14, 2012. The St. Clair Board paved the way for North Bay Produce Inc., of Traverse City, Michigan to use the facility as a trading lane to ship produce to Asia.
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, (center) gets set to cut the ceremonial ribbon with North Bay Produce Board member George Wright (right) at the grand opening of a $5.7 million, 36,000 square-foot refrigerated warehouse at MidAmerica Airport on Thursday, June 14, 2012, as a reception for its grand opening is in progress. The St. Clair Board paved the way for North Bay Produce Inc., of Traverse City, Michigan to use the facility as a trading lane to ship produce to Asia.
Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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The $5.7 million, 36,000 square-foot refrigerated warehouse for North Bay Produce Inc. was opened at MidAmerica Airport on Thursday, June 14, 2012. The St. Clair Board paved the way for North Bay, of Traverse City, Michigan to use the facility as a trading lane to ship produce to Asia.
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The $5.7 million, 36,000 square-foot refrigerated warehouse for North Bay Produce Inc. was opened at MidAmerica Airport on Thursday, June 14, 2012. The St. Clair Board paved the way for North Bay, of Traverse City, Michigan to use the facility as a trading lane to ship produce to Asia.
Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Guests leave a grand opening ceremony of a $5.7 million, 36,000 square-foot refrigerated warehouse for North Bay Produce Inc. on Thursday, June 14, 2012. The St. Clair Board paved the way for North Bay, of Traverse City, Michigan to use the facility, located at MidAmerica Airport, as a trading lane to ship produce to Asia.
Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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