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BUSINESS REPORT: Missouri – Ford Invests $1.1 Billion In Kansas City Truck Plant Expansion

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On May 02-2013, Ford Motor Company announced it would add a third crew and more than 2,000 jobs at the Kansas City Assembly Plant which builds the F-150. Ford is adding more than 2,000 jobs at its Kansas City (MO) Assembly Plant to meet surging demand for the Ford F-150 and planned production of the all-new Ford Transit.

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The company, which recently acquired concrete pump giant Putzmeister, has already partnered with Custom Truck and Equipment of Kansas City, Missouri; Imperial Crane Services of Bridgeview, Illinois and Four Seasons Equipment of Houston, Texas. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009.

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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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Architecture Employment on the Rise

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Crawford Architects’ Kansas City office hired two new architects in the last six months, bringing its head count to 15, though that’s still below its 23-employee peak, says firm principal Stacey Jones. For instance, Architectural Nexus, of Salt Lake City, recently designed a data center for the National Security Agency in Draper, Utah.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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percent increase from the previous year and a 17 percent increase from 2009. 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. The report reveals that this number rose to $1.28 trillion in 2011, a 6.6

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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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. The site offers a 24/7 control tower and a fire station and is designated a Foreign Trade Zone with customs and border security.

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Ford Offers Gas When Diesel Is Too Much | ENR: Engineering News.

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near Kansas City. General Motors previously offered a high-output gasoline engine in its medium-duty line before exiting that market in 2009. Ford Motor Co. plans to cash in on that trend by offering gasoline power in its new medium-duty F-650, which just starting rolling off the assembly line in Escobedo, Mexico, on August 15.