You’ve rushed from the office to the airport for a routine business trip. Despite all of your best efforts you realize once you’ve checked in, and are past security, that there is one unfinished business matter that requires your immediate attention.

Perhaps a new customer is awaiting the contract you promised to fax over before you left; you might have forgotten to bring the copies of the proposal you are presenting; or maybe you just need to make an urgent call and your cell phone is showing zero bars of battery left.

In instances like these, the George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) Business Center provides travelers a sense of relief and a place to take care of their pending business matters.

“The response from the travelers has been great so far. We’ll get a lot of passengers who just happen to run into the business center while they are walking through the airport and it’s such a relief for them,” says Charles Wall, IAH airport manager. “They are so excited to be able to take care of their business at the airport, instead of having to wait until they arrive at their final destinations.”

Inaugurated two months ago, the business center is slowly increasing the number of travelers it serves on a daily basis. Andre Wise, who works at the facility, says some passengers just don’t know the center is open Monday through Friday, from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm, for their convenience.

“I watch lots of passengers walk by and kind of peer in, to see what’s going on. It seems like they’re not sure if they can come in or not,” adds Wise. “But they’re all welcomed to come in. I’m happy to help them out in any way that I can.”

The business center is located in Terminal A, on the south side, and offers an array of services including individual work stations with internet access, copy and print services, postal and courier services, incoming and outgoing facsimile services, free local calls, notary services, office supplies and assistance in booking the Skyline conference room in the same terminal.

Special accommodations can be made such as duplication services awaiting your arrival to the business center. All it takes is an email and advance notification. While these services are not free of charge, fees are set by carefully researching prices from other office supply chains.