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March 24, 2015

N.D. plans business park just for drones

  • Construction on Grand Sky won't likely begin until May, but national and international companies are jockeying for position in the 1.2 million-square-foot park.
    • By DAVE KOLPACK
    Associated Press

    FARGO, N.D. — The roar of mammoth Air Force bombers and tanker planes has long been silenced at the Grand Forks Air Force Base, but backers of the nation's first unmanned aircraft business park say the drones are creating a buzz.

    Construction on the Grand Sky grounds won't likely begin until May, but national and international companies are jockeying for position in the 1.2 million-square-foot park that sits near the former alert pad where bombers and tankers were poised for takeoff on a moment's notice.


     
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