Wednesday, September 27, 2006

The Sun Herald | 09/27/2006 | Housing contract awarded at Keesler

The Sun Herald | 09/27/2006 | Housing contract awarded at Keesler: "KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE - Brig. Gen. Paul Capasso, commander of the 81st Training Wing at Keesleer Air Force Base, announced today at a breakfast with the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce that Keesler has awarded a $287.8 million contract for on base housing.

Keesler officials said previously this contract may be the biggest of its kind in Air Force history.

'If you look around, there is so much going on,' Capasso said during his speech to the Chamber group. 'On Friday, we finally got the (housing) contract signed. We're going to start rebuilding homes. We are here to stay.'

The contract was awarded to Hunt Building Company, a 50-year-old El Paso, Texas, based firm that specializes in military housing installations."

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