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JANUARY 31, 2019

Opens New Warehouse In Kansas at BusinessFacilities.com. The 202,800-square-foot Arkansas City facility will serve customers such as Chick-fil-A and Whataburger, among others. Read: KanPak U.S.

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MARCH 27, 2019

A new State Office of Broadband Development in Kansas is working to make sure rural parts of the state can get the same high-speed service as urban centers. Read: Kansas: Broadband For All In The Sunflower State at BusinessFacilities.com.

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AUGUST 7, 2018

Read: Palmer Manufacturing To Invest $16M In Kansas at BusinessFacilities.com. The steel and fiberglass tank manufacturer will increase its workforce to 201 people at its Garden City, KS facility.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

AutoAlert will bring 200 new jobs to the city, which was selected for its revitalized and growing downtown area, access to tech talent, and convenient transportation options. Read Automotive Software Company Picks Kansas City For Corporate HQ on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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AUGUST 14, 2018

Read: Kansas City Area Lands New eCommerce Fulfillment Center at BusinessFacilities.com. Turn5 will create more than 100 jobs in the region with its new 365,000-square-foot distribution center in Lenexa, KS.

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MARCH 21, 2014

Kansas Gov. Photo: Kansas Department of Commerce.). Kansas boasts one of the most business-friendly environments in the U.S. Kansas also has no personal property tax, no inventory tax and no franchise tax. Kansas is a right-to-work state, bringing one additional cost saving to employers. percent of all U.S.

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MARCH 29, 2018

Read: Viega Announces Major Expansion At Kansas Campus at BusinessFacilities.com. The construction and plumbing industry supplier is building a new ProPress® Copper manufacturing facility, and planning a new master distribution center at its in McPherson, KS campus.

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MAY 9, 2016

Kansas City has launched its smart city initiative in collaboration with Cisco, Sprint and Think Big Partners to make it a leading technology, innovation and entrepreneurial community. Kansas City’s smart city initiative includes 25 interactive kiosks at KC Streetcar platforms and locations around downtown. Credit: KCADC). “At

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APRIL 17, 2014

The Kansas Department of Commerce has announced that TM Track Machines LLC has opened a railcar repair shop and tamper manufacturing facility in Parsons, KS. The Kansas Department of Commerce was a great partner in making this project a reality and securing excellent paying jobs for our community.”. Posted by Heidi Schwartz.

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APRIL 8, 2016

K nown as the Sunflower State, Kansas boasts a highly skilled workforce, outstanding infrastructure, low operating costs and a location in the heart of America. Leaders in these sectors and in many others have decided that the best place to invest in their future growth is Kansas.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Spectrum Brands HHI will employ 315 workers at its new 927,112-square-foot facility at Logistics Park Kansas City. . Read Hardware Maker To Open New Distribution Facility In Kansas on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Kansas offers a diverse economy perfect for your business. International companies like Mars, Caterpillar, AMC Theatres, Cerner, Teva, Rubbermaid, Spirit Aerosystems and Cargill all have a Kansas address because they saw the advantages: Competitive financial incentives. Excellent transportation corridors. Take a look at Kansas.

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DECEMBER 30, 2014

Flexsteel will locate its new facility in Logistics Park Kansas City (LPKC), a 1,500-acre master-planned distribution and warehouse development anchored by BNSF Railway’s newest intermodal facility. Plains Blog-Dec-2014 Edgerton Logistics Park Kansas City LPKC' Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.

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MARCH 26, 2015

Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Daily News Featured Post Kansas Logistics And Distribution Online Features Transportation Infrastructure U.S. Plains Workforce Training/Skilled Workforce Blog-March-2015 Hutchinson Kansas Departments of Commerce and Transportation Mervis Rail'

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DECEMBER 30, 2014

Flexsteel will locate its new facility in Logistics Park Kansas City (LPKC), a 1,500-acre master-planned distribution and warehouse development anchored by BNSF Railway’s newest intermodal facility. Plains Blog-Dec-2014 Edgerton Logistics Park Kansas City LPKC'

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DECEMBER 30, 2014

Flexsteel will locate its new facility in Logistics Park Kansas City (LPKC), a 1,500-acre master-planned distribution and warehouse development anchored by BNSF Railway’s newest intermodal facility. Plains Blog-Dec-2014 Edgerton Logistics Park Kansas City LPKC'

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APRIL 1, 2016

metro to fully integrate innovative technologies—self-driving cars, connected vehicles and smart sensors, among other advances—into its transportation network. The city has a broad plan for “adaptive transportation systems” that would remain useful even as technology evolves in coming years. Allen’s Vulcan Inc.

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AUGUST 27, 2018

The new facility in the Skyport Industrial Park will create more than 360 new jobs across the Kansas City, MO region. Read: CVS Health Opens Retail Distribution Center In Missouri at BusinessFacilities.com.

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JUNE 19, 2019

Efficiency, optimization and speed have always been top priorities in logistics and transportation. Today, as digital transformations are ushering in the next revolution of industry, known as Industry 4.0, these priorities are even more crucial.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

Winners of the contest earned scholarship prizes totaling $50,000 to support educational expenses such as tuition, books, room and board, transportation, and childcare. . It may be used to cover expenses to support training such as tuition, books, safety equipment, uniforms, lab fees, transportation, certification fees, or childcare.

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MARCH 14, 2016

USDOT has pledged up to $40 million to one city to help it define what it means to be a “Smart City “and become the country’s first city to fully integrate innovative technologies – self-driving cars, connected vehicles, and smart sensors – into its transportation network. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. Source: USDOT.

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JUNE 23, 2016

Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Smart City Challenge. to develop a first-of-its-kind transportation network. I’m glad the Department of Transportation recognized what so many of us already know – Columbus is a smart city that deserves to win this challenge. Sherrod Brown (D-OH).

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MAY 12, 2014

SelectUSA states that “A highly integrated supply chain network in the United States links producers and consumers through multiple transportation modes, including air and express delivery services, freight rail, maritime transport and truck transport. logistics and transportation industry totaled $1.33

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AUGUST 5, 2013

These include transportation carriers of all kinds, as well as warehousing, distribution, third-party logistics services, manufacturers’ operations, retailers and distributers who may have their own distribution centers. Sheffi is a professor of Engineering Systems and director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL).

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AUGUST 17, 2016

Plus, a look at New Mexico, Florida, Arizona, Kentucky, Kansas, New England, Advanced Manufacturing, and Food Processing. The 12th Annual Rankings Report stars in Business Facilities' July / August 2016 issue.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

A major logistics trend on the rise is autonomous road transportation—no drivers needed. Autonomous forklifts and robot arms load, unload and transport goods within the warehouse area, connecting to one another and forming flexible conveyor belts. By the BF Staff. From the September/October 2017 Issue.

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MAY 19, 2014

Arkansas offers companies a strong transportation network with intersecting Interstates, rail access and water transportation. Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. Hunt Transport, ABF Freight System, P.A.M.

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JULY 6, 2016

Presented by Penske Logistics and authored by transportation consultant, Rosalyn Wilson, senior business analyst at Parsons Corporation, the report tracks and measures all costs associated with moving freight through the U.S. The transportation sector of the logistics industry grew by 3.6 Costs for water transportation rose 8.9

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

SWLA’s transportation infrastructure is keeping pace with surging development needs. There are good sites to develop because of our infrastructure which includes six ports, interstate highway, railway, airports, a large pipeline system, a loyal and productive workforce, and training facilities,” Swift says. By Eric Cormier.

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MARCH 19, 2014

For companies seeking a central location that reaches numerous major metro areas, excellent transportation connections and a capable labor force, Joplin, MO is a great place to locate. Major metros such as Dallas, Kansas City, St. Two Class 1 and one local railroad are important parts of the transportation system.

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JULY 15, 2014

This aids in long-distance transportation as well as long-time storage. Food-related manufacturing is present in many of the public power communities across the state, largely because the communities have a low cost of operation and a wealth of infrastructure to aid in the production process. As a hub in the Great Lakes St.

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

Factors such as workforce availability, proximity to suppliers and customers, and transportation accessibility are the most commonly considered factors. Seismic activity being felt in Oklahoma and southern Kansas is human-caused and referred to as induced earthquakes. Earthquake Risk.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Its specialized facilities transport aircraft parts to Paine Field, and are key players in the import and export of these goods through Washington. With its substantial infrastructure and strategic location, Riverside Business Park is ideally suited for a number of industrial uses that will fit your business needs.

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MARCH 7, 2014

Oklahoma has many infrastructure assets serving each mode of transportation (road, water, air, rail and pipeline) that help our existing distribution companies thrive. Oklahoma is served by three Class 1 Railroads—UP, BNSF and Kansas City Southern—utilizing over 2,500 miles of Class 1 rail lines and over 3,700 total miles of rail.

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

Ports provide the link for getting goods to consumers and transporting U.S. Dyersburg, TN is located at a strategic point on the North American transportation grid, very near the center point of the United States population. made products overseas for export. federal government and conducts immigration policy and programs.

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

AeroPark at the Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) in Shreveport, Louisiana has 250 acres available for development with all infrastructure in place. Adjacent to Kansas City Southern and Union Pacific Railroads and Interstates 20 and 49, companies at AeroPark are strategically located near some of the largest consumer markets in the South.

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APRIL 25, 2022

Economic developers are going to great lengths to highlight their advantages as competition dramatically increases for new manufacturing locations.

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