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August 2015 newsletter

FDR Safety

The report shows that from 2004 to 2013, accidental workplace deaths dropped by 25 percent. Ross is Midwest Regional Business Manager for FDRsafety, based in Kansas City, MO. While that progress is encouraging, of course any death is one death too many. Contact Fred at fwilton@fdrsafety.com or 1-888-755-8010. Ross Smith.

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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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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Nine miles of rail, able to accommodate up to 250 railcars with rail served by Union Pacific, Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Kansas City Southern. The PT zoning designation only exists for the port, whereby most industrial uses are by-right (no discretionary action required by the city). The port is uniquely zoned.

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