A selection committee recommended that a team led by Bethesda, Maryland-based Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate be picked to design and develop a new terminal at Kansas City International Airport.

The committee announced Wednesday afternoon its recommendation in a highly charged competition for a project that should run roughly $1 billion. In a release, the committee said that Edgemoor is committed to creating a terminal that meets the needs of the city and travelers and that it has a history…