Who’s getting paid to renovate Tampa International Airport? Lots of locals

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TAMPA — Tampa International Airport made it a priority to hire local construction firms when it came time to divvy up nearly $1 billion in renovation and expansion jobs.

o far that appears to be paying off.

Of the 293 subcontractors working on projects at the Tampa airport, 274 are local companies or ones with regional offices here. With nearly 9,000 construction jobs expected to be a part of the $953 million project over the next two years, local firms have won primary contracts for most of the $428 million that has been awarded so far.

Construction is nearly a third of the way complete and within budget so far.

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