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The Gerald R. Ford International Airport broke ground Wednesday on a $7.7 million operation center on the east side of the airfield.

The 11,600-square-foot facility will consolidate the airport’s operations and communications, including dispatch, and it will serve as the new emergency operations center (EOC). The EOC will be activated during an emergency at the airport, and it can support public safety agencies in Kent County. The second phase of the project is to expand the center to include its fire department…