AIRPORT BOARD WELCOMES RICHARD HOPGOOD
AS NEW BOARD MEMBER

August 20, 2008 – The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board is pleased to welcome new member Richard Hopgood. Mr. Hopgood begins serving a four-year term in August 2008 and is replacing outgoing Airport Board member Jeff A. Woods.

Mr. Hopgood is an attorney on Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs’ Real Estate and Construction Service Team. He concentrates his practice in representing retailers, developers, landlords and tenants in commercial real estate and has extensive experience in oil and gas acquisition, financing and development. His real estate experience includes work on behalf of national retailers who have constructed, and now operate, over 25,000,000 square feet of retail development in Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana.

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board is the governing body for Lexington’s Blue Grass Airport. Its 10 volunteer members are appointed by the Mayor of Lexington and approved by the Urban County Council.

Blue Grass Airport is served by six major airline brands providing convenient non-stop service to 13 major hub cities and direct service to hundreds of destinations worldwide. The airport proudly serves over one million central and eastern Kentucky travelers each year.