DFW International Airport is radically transforming to serve more travelers and drive economic impact across the region, its new CEO said.

The world’s third-busiest airport is undergoing a massive construction boom to expand and rebuild terminals, revamp bridges and roads, and add more gates and retail stores, airport CEO Chris McLaughlin said in his keynote address during the Fort Worth Report’s 1 Million & Counting Growth Summit on Oct. 23.

“We know DFW serves (as) a major economic driver for the region,” said McLaughlin, who was an airport administrator for four and a half years before being appointed to the CEO role in April. “We’re proud of the work that we do — in terms of global productivity, capital investments, job creation and commercial development here in North Texas, Fort

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