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Award of Merit Water/Environment Central Industrial District (CID) Green Infrastructure and Improvements Project

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To help develop and assess new techniques for capturing stormwater runoff before it enters the combined sanitary sewer system, the Kansas City Water Services Dept. piloted a green infrastructure demonstration project that aims to reduce overflows by more than 20%.

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Kansas: Amazon Picks Kansas City for Fulfillment Center

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A mazon.com recently announced it will open a new fulfillment center in Kansas City, KS. In addition to the new fulfillment center in Wyandotte County and the upcoming facility in Edgerton, Amazon has existing Kansas facilities in Lenexa. “We This is a transformative capital investment in our city. By Jonathan Sanders.

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Tapered insulation systems: The art of roof drainage

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of the 2021 IPC states “The size of the vertical conductors and leaders, building storm drains, building storm sewers and any horizontal branches of such drains or sewers shall be based on the 100-year hourly (one-hour) rainfall rate (centimeters or inches) indicated in Figures 1106.1(1) For Kansas City, Miss.,

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Tapered insulation systems: The art of roof drainage

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of the 2021 IPC states “The size of the vertical conductors and leaders, building storm drains, building storm sewers and any horizontal branches of such drains or sewers shall be based on the 100-year hourly (one-hour) rainfall rate (centimeters or inches) indicated in Figures 1106.1(1) For Kansas City, Miss.,

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New Partnership Releases Guide To Stimulate Private Investment In Natural Infrastructure

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NatLab’s work since 2012 has focused on Philadelphia, but the efforts in Philadelphia aim to shed light on a range of strategies that many cities can utilize to help draw from private investment capital to “green” their approach to stormwater management. Kansas City, Mo.: $78 billion over 20 years. 78 million.

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

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A good example is a private contractor and the city of Franklin that came together to construct a shell building—this is forward thinking that makes our economy grow.”. Moving Ruston Forward will fund over 20 water, sewer and street projects.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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There also is Arkansas’s state-of-the-art railroad infrastructure comprising three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway. All preliminary work such as extending utilities, rail, water and sewer is complete at both sites which are “ready to go and ready to market.”.