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billion Worldport expansion at LouisvillInternational Airport. The firsrt phase will allow UPS to expandits package-sortinv capacity at the hub by 15 percent, to 350,0000 packages per hour, from 304,000 packages per hour. Atlanta-base UPS (NYSE: UPS) said it exceeded its minority-hirinvg goal of awarding 20 percent ofits $240 millionn general construction budget to minority- and women-owned When the project was announced, threew phases were planned. To date, only two of the phasez have been approved bycompany officials, said Jackie public relations manager for UPS The second phase is scheduled to open in May 2010.
A thirdr phase will be initiated when the economy turnd around and air freightshipping rebounds, Blair said. When the tota l project is complete, Worldport will be expandes to 5.2 million square feet from 4 million square The number of aircraft docks will be expanded to 70from 26. The numbefr of conveyors will be expandedto 31,578 from