ZIONSVILLE, Ind. - One town in Boone County is focusing on their tourism industry as a means to boost the economy.

Zionsville’s State of the Town address was held on Wednesday at the Indianapolis Executive Airport, one of the busiest non-towered airports in the country with over 40,000 flight operations a year.

The town is in final negotiations with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Protection Agency to host a new CBP office there.

“It’s gonna allow people to come in from other countries, go through customs here, the cargo can go through customs here, and that is going to be a tremendous economic development tool,” said Mayor John Stehr.

The mayor said that this addition will not only benefit Zionsville and Boone County, but also neighboring communities that are growing as well, such

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