<p>In the latest episode of a story line worth of television drama, Troy D. Martin, head of <a href="http://www.martinaviationgroup.com/">Martin Aviation Group</a>, a company that announced plans for&nbsp; a $4 billion air park in Metro East, said that he fired <a href="http://www.korteco.com">The Korte Co</a>. as his general contractor prior to their announcement this week that they had quit.</p>
<p><img alt="Dogfight Over Airpark" class="image-left" height="273" src="/images/uploads/martin-aviation.jpg" style="float: left;" width="240" />Martin's biggest claim to fame prior to the announcement of the condominium project at Downtown St. Louis Airport was as the passenger in a Cessna that was almost shot down by military jets over the White House in 2005.</p>
<p>He has said that the project &mdash; which is projected to have 42 buildings with two expansion towers totaling 4 million square feet &mdash; will cater to non-U.S. companies wishing to establish a North American headquarters. The website for the the project claims, among other things, that the condominium project, where buildings are projected to sell at $950 per square foot,&nbsp; will have a 10,000-space parking garage and helicopters and chauffeured Rolls Royce limosines for executive tenants. The mile-long campus, which is termed the "Golden Mile" on Martin's website.</p>
<p>Martin said that Korte had not performed and that he has hired&nbsp; <a href="http://www.hollandcs.com/">Holland Construction Services</a> to replace Korte.</p>
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