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The city of LaPorte will be receiving nearly $1 million in federal grant money for renovations to its municipal airport.
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Thursday it was awarding $478 million in airport infrastructure grants to upgrade 232 airports in 43 states. Grants totaling $12.26 million were parceled out to 15 airports in Indiana.