J.A. Jones breaks ground on cargo facility Kennedy Airport.J.A. Jones Construction Group, one of the area's premier construction companies for over 160 years, participated today in groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Continental Airlines Cargo Facility at John F. Kennedy "John Kennedy" and "JFK" redirect here. For other uses, see John Kennedy (disambiguation) and JFK (disambiguation). John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917–November 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in (JFK) International Airport. J.A. Jones is the construction manager for the project and is immediately beginning construction on a fast-track basis heading towards a Spring 2002 completion date. Continental intends to consolidate its JFK cargo operations in the new structure. The structure will provide over 60,000 square feet of cargo area (with 16 cargo doors) and office space. In addition, there will be 23,000 SF of paved truck staging and customer parking area. The new cargo facility is being designed and constructed to utilize a Ball Mat handling system, which will reduce the number of forklifts needed and will provide less damage to freight and equipment. John F. Kennedy's Air Cargo air cargo: see aviation. Center consists of 35 cargo handling and cargo service buildings, Vetport (an animal care facility), and a U.S. Post Office U.S. Post Office can refer to the United States Postal Service system. There are many interesting and historic buildings among the large number of facilities. Airport Mail Facility. In 1999, more than 1,633,335 tons of air cargo were shipped to and from John F. Kennedy Airport. J.A. Jones Construction Group is a leader in regional transportation projects and is playing a major role in several other challenging aviation facilities projects. At Newark International Airport, Jones recently completed the $700 million major expansion of the Global Gateway Project at Terminal C for Continental Airlines which included the interior build-out of the new 20,000 sq. ft., state-of-the-art President's Club. At JFK International Airport, J.A. Jones was recently selected by JFKIAT LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control to provide pre-construction services on behalf of Delta AirLines for their terminal expansion of the new International Arrivals Terminal (Terminal 4). J.A. Jones Construction Group is based in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and has approximately 280 professionals and staff and is affiliated with J.A. Jones, Inc., a, leading national construction company headquartered in Charlotte, NC. The company manages a large number of the region's major projects, building a reputation for quality and reliability that is unsurpassed in the industry. Among the major projects that are currently underway by Jones are: the construction of the new U.S. Federal Courthouse at Cadman Plaza Cadman Plaza Park, is located on the border between the Brooklyn Heights historic neighborhood and Downtown Brooklyn. East in Brooklyn, NY; New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of University's Dormitory and Athletic Facility; the construction of a new dormitory and renovation of an existing classroom building for Polytechnic University
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