Tom Fegan of the county says the two airports are about eightmiles apart and have parallel runways. Detroit Metro is one of thenation's hub airports, with a $2-billion Northwest Airlinesterminal finished early thisyear. Willow Run is more geared toservice businesses.
"The area has a great potential for development to take place,"Fegan tells GlobeSt.com.
In a 35-page report, Kasarda says land around airports hasbecome anincreasingly popular area to build on, with the immensegrowth of just-in-time delivery of products, high-tech andlaboratory manufacturing and even major residential, retail andentertainment locations. However, like many metropolitan airportareas around the globe, the Detroit area has not taken advantage ofthe airport draw.
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