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Construction crews got down to the nitty-gritty of Memphis International Airport’s Concourse B modernization Thursday as Tyrannosaurus-like metal jaws tore into 55-year-old bricks and mortar. The most visible sign yet of a nearly $260 million overhaul of the main passenger concourse is part of more than $1.6 billion in projects underway or in the offing at the airport.