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3D-Printed Homes Aren't the Future—They're the Now

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ICON’s Texas homes, constructed in collaboration with Kansas City developer 3Strands, feature two to four bedrooms and prices start in the $400,000 range. We built four homes in the configuration we did because we could do it in the existing zoning,” he added. 3Strand’s Co-founder and CEO says “demand has been off the charts.”

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June Asking Rents Posted Smallest Increase Since October as Landlords Respond to Falling Demand

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Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and Kansas City saw rents fall by 12%, 7%, and 1%, respectively, and the same three metro areas reported rent drops in April and May as well. To combat soaring rents, more cities should follow Minneapolis’ lead,” Fairweather explained. Cincinnati recorded the largest jump among the 50 most populous U.S.

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Commercial Construction 2017 Trends and Predictions

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and Kansas City to turn fringe, underutilized warehouse areas into full-blown entertainment zones. This emphasis on food-entertainment is part of a larger trend wherein clients are transitioning under-performing shopping centers into full-service entertainment districts with retail, multiple restaurants, theaters and more.

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Tapered insulation systems: The art of roof drainage

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Appendix B of the 2021 IPC provides the listed rainfall rates for some of the major cities in every state. For Kansas City, Miss., 2 For Kansas City, 2021 IPC rainfall is 91.4 Design example two (per 2021 IPC ) A Kansas City building with 9,393 m 2 (102,100 sf) of roof area. the rate is 90 mm (3.6

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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This means that new hot spots of tech innovation are springing up in places like Kansas City, the site of Google’s new high speed Google Fiber network, and Pittsburgh, a new hotbed for innovative tech start-ups. Greater Kansas City: Silicon Prairie. We’ve found this in Kansas City. Rick Perry in a statement.

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Tapered insulation systems: The art of roof drainage

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Appendix B of the 2021 IPC provides the listed rainfall rates for some of the major cities in every state. For Kansas City, Miss., 2 For Kansas City, 2021 IPC rainfall is 91.4 Design example two (per 2021 IPC ) A Kansas City building with 9,393 m 2 (102,100 sf) of roof area. the rate is 90 mm (3.6

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July/August 2014 Issue (Volume 47, Number 4)

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BUSINESS REPORT: Four Cities To Pilot Kansas Statewide Broadband Initiative | Four Kansas cities will participate in a pilot program that will help the state develop strategic plans to meet broadband needs and priorities.

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