Not sure about pigs, but pork indeed can fly.
ºüÀêÊÓƵ Lambert International Airport just received a $20 million grant to put toward building a new maintenance facility at the north ºüÀêÊÓƵ County airport.
U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, Missouri’s junior GOP senator, who led the charge for the funds in May, announced the grant award Thursday.
Plan call to build a new 250,000-square-foot facility on higher ground adjacent to the existing 134,000-square-foot plant, which has been regularly plagued by flooding. The total price tag on the project is about $114 million.
Other area legislators who backed the plan included U.S. Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, and Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois; Missouri U.S. Reps. Cori Bush, D-ºüÀêÊÓƵ; Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-St. Elizabeth; and Sam Graves, R-Tarkio; and Illinois U.S. Reps. Nikki Budzinski, D-Springfield and Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro.