The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority and The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation today jointly released a new Port of Toledo Economic Impact Study which indicates that the Port of Toledo generates nearly 7,000 jobs, and vessel and cargo activity creates more than $1billion in economic impact. The study, The Economic Impacts of the Port of [...]
The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority Board of Directors approved a resolution in preparation for a new cargo operator, BX Solutions, at Toledo Express Airport. The resolution authorizes BX Solutions to manage and maintain the cargo facility, manage the delivery of all services at, to and from the facility and market the facility for intermodal transportation [...]
The Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission approved $6,075,000 at its quarterly meeting for the National Great Lakes Maritime Museum in Lucas County. The Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission approved $6,075,000 at its quarterly today to allow the city of Toledo and the Great Lakes Historical Society, currently located in Vermillion, to develop the National Great Lakes Maritime [...]
Toledo Express Airport launched a new and improved consumer website August 17, and the many changes customers will find include a cleaner, easier to navigate site designed around the customer experience. The site is located at www.toledoexpress.com. Additions to the site include a vigorous travel search engine aggregator, a loyalty program for frequent parkers, the [...]
Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority President and CEO Paul Toth and Midwest Terminals of Toledo were last month dedicated the Port Authority-owned rail line currently under construction at Ironville Terminal. This phase of construction was made possible by $5 million in Jobs Ready Sites Grant Funding. Commemorative rail spikes were pounded into the rail line by the officials [...]
The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority has been awarded its 12th Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award from the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) for growth in international cargo during a single season. 2010 proved to be a better year than last at the Port of Toledo with a 16.34% increase from 2009 in port shipments [...]
The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority hosted physically challenged hunters April 30 and May 1 for wild turkey hunting on the property of Toledo Express Airport. The hunters departed on Saturday and Sunday morning at 4 a.m. and returned to an airport hangar located at 11431 W Airport Service Drive each day at noon for lunch [...]
The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority launched the Diversified Contractors Accelerator Program (DCAP) Dec. 13 which provides financial solutions to encourage increased participation by Northwest Ohio-based minority and women-owned contractors in publicly bid work and privately funded construction projects. DCAP offers access to bid, performance, and payment bonds to contractors who are unable to obtain bonding [...]
Toledo Express Airport (TOL) announced that they are providing passengers traveling via Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) with free long-term parking beginning Dec. 15, 2010. Only Delta passengers traveling via MSP will be eligible for free long-term parking at Toledo Express. In order to obtain parking at no charge, Delta travelers will need to remit [...]
Delta Air Lines begins jet air service to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) via Toledo Express (TOL) the week of Nov. 1, 2010. The twice-daily service, operated with 50-seat regional jets, replaces service to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne Country Airport (DTW). Toledo Express is recognizing the flight on Mon. Nov. 1, 2010 at 7:25 a.m. as [...]