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State Focus – Kansas: The Sunflower State Is Blooming and Booming

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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. That capacity places Kansas in the top 10 in the U.S.,

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Behind the Build: Interview with Isabel Harlan, Sr. Engineer and Project Manager at Hatch LTK

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Through these challenges, she’s found growth, innovation, and new learning opportunities that help her in her role at Hatch LTK and landed her as a 40 Under 40 winner in 2021. In school, I had a professor, Dr. Belinda Sturm at the University of Kansas, who believed in me and recommended me for an internship with Burns & McDonnell.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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A combination of other factors provides an innovative environment for doing business in Louisiana. 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. Highway 165, U.S.

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

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O’Brian discussed the innovative approach taken towards recovery. Major metros such as Dallas, Kansas City, St. The Joplin Metro area’s position for serving national markets is nearly as advantageous as Chicago or Kansas City. Two Class 1 and one local railroad are important parts of the transportation system.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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You know if the white shirt should go to Kansas and the blue shirt should go to Chicago or the other way around.”. Not only do logistics clusters have huge potential for jobs creation, they also are hubs of innovation of environmental sustainability. Louis and Kansas City. Major metros such as Dallas, Kansas City, St.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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In comparison, railroads are in a much better position regarding infrastructure, equipment and personnel. Three Class I railroads (Norfolk Southern, Canadian Northern and the CSX) serve Decatur and are directly interconnected through a privately owned intermodal ramp as part of the Midwest Inland Port. Subsequently, the U.S.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. DuPage County is accessible to the 52 railroads in Illinois, which makes the area the nation’s largest rail gateway, providing access to every state in the continental U.S. This region is the only U.S.

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