Vero’s first customs agent arrived at 10:30 last Sunday morning, wearing street clothes and carrying a backpack, unlocked the door facing the parking lot and went inside. Fifteen minutes later, Corporate Air employee Valerie Flannigan entered the building and locked the door behind her.
At 11 a.m., the lock clicked back and the new U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility at Vero Beach Regional Airport was ready for business for the first time – seven years after Corporate Air president Rodger Pridgeon came up with the idea of handling private international flights.
A formal grand opening ceremony for the facility with invited dignitaries and community members who were involved in developing the project and getting it over the finish line is set for tomorrow…