[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 29, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E315]
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                  RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF MIKE HAINSEY

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 29, 2022

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
Mike Hainsey on his retirement from the Golden Triangle Regional 
Airport. He has greatly served as the executive director for the last 
19 years. Under his command, many great projects took place to help 
better the airport operations.
  I have witnessed personally the great expansions he has made in 
growing this business. In his time, he oversaw 30 million dollars' 
worth of total expansion. In the 30 million worth of expansion projects 
the highlights were runway expansion to help Air Force, growth of two 
terminals, and an increase in passenger traffic which led to adding 
more parking. These are all viewed as important projects to help better 
the overall functionality of the airport.
  Lastly, I want to thank Mr. Hainsey again for his hard work for the 
first district of Mississippi. The community and I are very grateful 
for what he has done. We are excited to welcome Matt Dowell as the new 
executive director, and we know he had a great teacher to learn from in 
Mr. Hainsey.

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