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| Nov 03, 2009 1:12 pm |
| Editor |
| Hi David:
Great question, the contest was not directed by Connected. I will contact the proper person to see who won. There were only two entries so I am guessing one of the two or both won.
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| Nov 03, 2009 1:12 pm |
| David |
| Under "Welcome Home a Hero" stories, it says:
"Tell us your best Welcome Home a Hero story and you will be entered to win a raffle" There are only two stories that have been up there from June. Who won the raffle? |
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| Apr 10, 2009 11:05 am |
| Doug Bryan |
| Approximately 3,340 acres of DFW property are located in the City of Irving. In 2007, the City collected approximately $1.5 million in taxes on this property. |
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| Apr 10, 2009 10:21 am |
| Curious |
| What part of the airport is on Irving property? How much revenue does the city of Irving get from this property? |
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| Apr 03, 2009 11:46 am |
| Cindy FArrow |
| You can expect to hear more about enhancements to our 457 Retirement Plan later this spring.
Like many government entities, DFW offers separate pension plans to DPS commissioned fire and police personnel and general employees. This is typical of government retirement plans. |
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| Apr 03, 2009 11:46 am |
| Oldtimer |
| What are the plans on changing the retirement system. There was rumors that it has changed but I have not seen anything on how or when it goes into effect? Why is there a different system for DPS and the rest of the airport? |
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| Mar 25, 2009 8:55 am |
| Colleen Dziuban |
| Earlier this week, the question was asked: Will the Airport be taking andvantage of funding made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act?
Answer
The Airport expects to benefit from the federal stimulus legislation in a number of ways. First, we are expecting one or more grants from the FAA, totaling up to $20 million, most likely for a runway related project(s). Second, the legislation temporarily eliminated the Alternative Minimum Tax penalty for future airport bonds issued in 2009 and 2010 as well as bonds issued within the last five years. This is important because it will lower airports' cost of borrowing money. DFW's Finance Department is currently evaluating our debt portfolio to determine how we might be able to take advantage of this tax provision to decrease our interest expense.
In addition, DFW will be the beneficiary of monies issued for highway construction projects adjacent to and on airport property. It was recently announced that the DFW Connector project, involving IH-635, SH-114, and SH-121, was awarded $250 million to initiate construction just north of DFW's North entrance. We anticipate that these funds will allow the Texas Department of Transportation to reimburse DFW for construction of additional roadways on airport property that will relieve traffic congestion during the Connector's construction.
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| Feb 02, 2009 4:32 pm |
| Charles |
| Will the televisions in Board buildings work after analog stations switch to digital? |
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| Jan 21, 2009 10:41 am |
| Jennifer Horsley |
| We are open to suggestions for additional online store items. We may not always able to accommodate the request but we would certainly welcome your thoughts. Please send your suggestions to me by email and we will see what we can do. |
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| Jan 21, 2009 10:41 am |
| Dara |
| Any plans to expand the selection of apparel in the on-line employee store? |
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| Jan 12, 2009 9:21 am |
| Doug Bryan |
| As of the beginning of 2009 there are approximately 104 natural gas wells drilled with 83 wells producing gas to sales at a total gross volume of approximately 70 million cubic feet per day. |
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| Jan 12, 2009 9:21 am |
| Kris |
| Can you update the Chesapeake activities on number of wells drilled vs producing as of Jan 1, 2009? |
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| Nov 14, 2008 11:07 am |
| Doug Bryan |
| Natural gas revenues are based primarily on two different factors: production and price. Up until recently, Chesapeake's drilling activity has been about what we expected; however, the natural gas concentrations in the southern portion of the airport have been lower than what we had seen on the northern section of the airport. With respect to price, it has varied significantly over the past year with a high of around $14 per mcf and a low of about $6 per mcf. Having said that, we were hoping we might get about $30 million in FY 2008 and we recorded $28 million, so we were close. |
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| Nov 14, 2008 11:07 am |
| Joanne Donnenberg |
| From a revenue perspective, how does Chesapeake Energy's natural gas production at DFW Airport compare with initial expectations? What are the numbers? Were there any hazards? Thanks! |
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| Nov 10, 2008 9:10 am |
| Becky Martin |
| The Board's Policy Review Committee completed its biennial review of the Board's policies in August of this year. The next review will be in three years. Visit the Airport Administrations Policies and Procedures Web page and look for revised or new policies to see the latest updates. |
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| Nov 10, 2008 9:09 am |
| Reggie |
| What's the latest news on the Board's Policy Review Committee? |
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| Nov 03, 2008 1:47 pm |
| Kori Stolar |
| Regarding the logo on an e-mail signature, you need to follow the Brand guidelines on the intranet, and adhere to proper colors and white space. Other than that, you may use the logo, preferably the gradient version. |
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| Oct 27, 2008 12:45 pm |
| Ryan Spicer |
| Are there any guidelines for incorporating the DFW logo into e-mail signatures? |
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| Oct 10, 2008 9:52 am |
| Mike Phemister |
| DFW Bonds are sold though a negotiated sale to an underwriter(s), selected by the Airport Board. The underwriter will resell the bonds to various investors. Although the vast majority of the bonds are sold to institutional investors, insurance companies, mutual funds, and other large investors, there is usually a small number of bonds available to individual investors. To purchase either from a new issue of Airport Bonds or currently outstanding Airport Bonds, which are available in the secondary market, an individual would need to establish a brokerage account and ask his broker to find any available DFW Bonds and purchase them on their behalf.
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| Oct 10, 2008 9:52 am |
| Tim |
| My understanding of how the financial markets work is limited. I know that the best strategy to finical security involves diversifying.
The Airport has an excellent pension plan and I also invest in the 457 deferred compensation plan. In addition to these plans and for the sake of diversifying, why can’t Airport employees buy bonds that go towards building Airport infrastructure and are backed and secured by the Airport? I know that for the construction of Terminal D bonds were sold. I am not sure if Airport employees were given the opportunity to directly buy in on some of these bonds. Though the returns are relatively low, they are secure.
Like stock options, could the Airport offer Airport Board employees bond options and use this borrowed capitol to invest in new Airport infrastructure or operation/maintenance of infrastructure?
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| Sep 03, 2008 3:23 pm |
| Doug Bryan |
| As of September 1, 88 wells have been drilled and 67 are producing gas to sales. |
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| Sep 03, 2008 9:10 am |
| Ryan |
| How many gas wells are on DFW property have been drilled so far? |
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