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Ampco System Parking Awarded Contract with Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.


LOS ANGELES -- Ampco System Parking, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE NYSE

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), has been awarded a multi-year contract with the Metropolitan Airports Commission for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The contract covers parking management operations for more than 18,000 parking spaces at the seventh busiest airport in the world.

"We are pleased to be selected as the parking operator for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, which is currently ranked among the top five airports worldwide for overall customer satisfaction," said Thomas Barnett, president of Ampco System Parking.

"Parking is an important traveler convenience and a vital revenue source for the airport, which does not receive state or local tax dollars for operation," said Arlie Johnnson, assistant airport director for Landside land·side  
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The flat side of a plow opposite the furrow.


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the part of an airport farthest from the aircraft

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 to have a company with the reputation and experience of Ampco System Parking at the helm to help ensure the parking experience at Minneapolis-St. Paul International is second to none," Johnnson added.

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP (1) (Management Service Provider or Managed Service Provider) An organization that manages a customer's computer systems and networks which are either located on the customer's premises or at a third-party datacenter. ) is one of the busiest airports in the world, with more than a half million takeoffs and landings each year. In 2004, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was named Best Airport in the Americas and Best Domestic Airport by the International Air Transport Association and Airports Council International. In 2003, J.D. Power and Associates named MSP the third highest ranked airport in the world in customer satisfaction. Currently, the airport is awaiting the completion of a $3 billion expansion program designed to further provide travelers with safety, efficiency and an enjoyable experience.

Ampco System Parking is an industry leader, operating over 1,700 lots and garages in 30 states, including parking facilities at or adjacent to such major international airports as Austin, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Denver, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, Omaha, Orlando, Philadelphia and San Francisco.

ABM Industries Incorporated is one of the largest facility services contractors listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

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. With fiscal 2003 revenues in excess of $2.2 billion and more than 70,000 employees, ABM provides janitorial, parking, engineering, security, lighting and mechanical services for thousands of commercial, industrial, institutional and retail facilities in hundreds of cities across North America and British Columbia, Canada. In addition to Ampco System Parking, the ABM Family of Services includes ABM Janitorial, ABM Security Services, which includes American Commercial Security Services (ACSS ACSS Africa Center for Strategic Studies
ACSS Aluminum Conductor Steel Supported (cable)
ACSS African Crop Science Society
ACSS Association of Computer Support Specialists
ACSS Aviation Communication and Surveillance Systems
) and Security Services of America (SSA (Serial Storage Architecture) A fault tolerant peripheral interface from IBM that transfers data at 80 and 160 Mbytes/sec. SSA uses SCSI commands, allowing existing software to drive SSA peripherals, which are typically disk drives. ), Amtech Lighting, CommAir Mechanical and ABM Facility Services.
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