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New Electric Transmission Line Will Create 1,000 Jobs In Kansas

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The new 800-mile Grain Belt Express electric transmission line will carry low-cost, Kansas wind energy to consumers across the Midwest, and create nearly 1,000 jobs. Read: New Electric Transmission Line Will Create 1,000 Jobs In Kansas at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Kansas: Setting A Bountiful Table In The Heartland

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As the nation’s top wheat producer, Kansas has long been an agribiz leader. Read: Kansas: Setting A Bountiful Table In The Heartland at BusinessFacilities.com. The Sunflower State also is in the top tier for food manufacturing.

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Kansas City is first in nation to offer free public transportation

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Kansas City, Missouri, will make bus rides free next year, becoming the first major metropolis in the U.S. to provide no-fare public transit. The move is an attempt to spur more economic activity by subsidizing mobility for residents.

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Nor-Am Cold Storage Adds 90 New Jobs In Kansas

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Read: Nor-Am Cold Storage Adds 90 New Jobs In Kansas at BusinessFacilities.com. Nor-Am Cold Storage has invested $30 million in a new 148,000-square-foot cold storage warehouse in Dodge City, KS.

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Hyperloop Hope in Kansas City

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Kansas City, Mo., and perhaps the world, to deploy Hyperloop transportation technology. is hoping to become the first city in the U.S.,

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BNSF Opens New Logistics Park Intermodal Facility In Kansas

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BNSF Railway introduced its new Logistics Park Kansas City (LPKC) Intermodal Facility in Edgerton, KS in October, 2013. LPKC is projected to help create an estimated 7,400 jobs in the area of the development and 13,000 jobs in the state of Kansas at full build-out. Rose, BNSF Railway chairman and chief executive officer. million units.

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Kansas OKs $10 Billion Transportation Program as Economic Stimulus

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New package has safeguards to protect project funds from budget raids that siphoned billions in the existing program; Kentucky $4B funding bill also set to pass.

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