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Missouri Lays Foundation for 'Road to Tomorrow'

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The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) will open a 200-mile stretch of Interstate 70, from Kansas City to St. Louis, to private industry for use as a “laboratory” for construction of future generations of highways.

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

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In Transportation Research Record: Journal of 23 the Transportation Research Board, National Academies, Washington, D.C. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Utah Department of Transportation. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). European Commission, 2013. Gransberg, D.D. Matchette, R.

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Columbus, OH Wins $50M Smart City Challenge

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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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Race to a Smart Future

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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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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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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. That represents 42 percent of the total U.S.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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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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BUSINESS REPORT: Joplin Area Rises From The Rubble And Reaches For New Heights

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On January 22, representatives from businesses, utilities, nonprofit, and city and county government attended a meeting of the Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission to get an update on the tornado recovery efforts. Major metros such as Dallas, Kansas City, St. Louis, Tulsa, Little Rock and Memphis are just hours away.