BRANSON WEST, Mo. -- When Santa Claus wants to land in Missouri, he has his pick of 500 airports. Now, it’s 501. Branson West opened an early Christmas present for itself with high hopes on Tuesday.
More than a decade ago, Branson West voters said they didn't want an airport, so a company that was reportedly looking at the area went to the Carolinas instead. Little airports are mainly built where there is very little industry to bring it.
“What would that mean if we had 250 to 300 jobs year round?” asked Branson West Mayor John Rhodes.
In winter around Table Rock Lake, the job scene can be as bare as this new runway. Branson West is betting on guys who like to fly, like Don Rogers of Hutchinson, Kan.
“We have a home on the lake not far away,” said Rogers.
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