European Airport Expansion and Additions
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A 4 page discussion of airport expansion and development in Europe. Europe is experiencing a constant growth in demand for air transport. The obvious implications of this growth is the expansion of existing air services and facilities. As a consequence existing airports are being expanded and new greenfield airports constructed. Both the expansion of existing airports and the construction of greenfield airports, however, rests on several specific considerations. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPairGrn.rtf

Extra Board Conductor: Trains
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A 5 page paper which examines the duties and functions of the position of extra board conductor on freight and passenger trains. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAcond.rtf

Financing Boston’s Big Dig
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A 5 page paper discussing the financing of the largest public works project ever. Originally planned for $8 billion, costs a year before scheduled end (two years before actual end) stand at nearly $15 billion and are still increasing. After reaching a federal funding cap of more than $8 billion, the project adopted the Grant Anticipation Note (GAN) that allowed the project to assume additional debt based on the premise that there certainly will be additional grants in the future. The paper lists this 2nd-most used tool along with other standard and contingency funding sources. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSbigDigFinance.rtf