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Marc Hesting, left, director of finance for Denver Air Connection, talks with Gogebic-Iron County Airport Board member James Byrns at the airport on Thursday, as fellow board members Jim Lorenson, Dan Siirila, Brandon Snyder and Patrick Hanson talk with Jon Coleman, director of business development for Denver Air, wearing sunglasses. The airline unanimously selected Denver Air as the recommended Essential Air Service provider and bring jet service to Ironwood again with the 50 seat Embraer ERJ-145, pictured above, or a 30 seat Fairchild-Dornier 328 jet.