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Airports: Kansas City, O'Hare Redevelopments Show How Not to Deal With Transparency

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The cost of the design for a new Kansas City International Airport has nearly doubled since a developer was picked in September 2017 in a very open, if chaotic, process.

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Schedule, Cost Adjustments for Kansas City's P3 Airport Terminal

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The private developers of Kansas City, Mo.’s ’s new airport terminal have adjusted the project’s cost, estimating that the $964-million public-private venture approved by voters in November 2017 will now require as much as $1.4

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

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From the September/October 2017 Issue. In addition to warehouses, autonomous vehicles in logistics can also be found in airports, harbors and yards. As the city grows, its airport activity expands. Ruston installed a 30-mile fiber network around the City, providing 10 Gbps for its local businesses.

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

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Its proximity to O’Hare International Airport means that residents and businesses alike have direct, non-stop access to 200 destinations worldwide through 1,400 daily departures. Midwest Airports. Currently, O’Hare International Airport is ranked #6 in the nation in cargo coming through the airport with 4.6

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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From the September/October 2017 Issue. Here’s a peek at what’s driving change in 2017: The factory of the future: Tesla’s “Gigafactory,” may represent not just what future factories look like, but how companies approach their entire manufacturing process. The program boasts 225 member companies and 650 students enrolled for fall 2017.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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100% electable sales factor for multi-state corporations (increasing from 80% to 100% between 2014 and 2017). Research and Development Tax Credit: Income tax credit for investing in R&D in Arizona.The 2011 through 2017 R&D tax credit will be equal to 24% of the first $2.5 Sales factor further reduces corporate tax burdens.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The increase is to occur in equal increments over a four year period, between 2014 and 2017. percent, between 2014 and 2017. Commercial Property: Reduced by 10 percent, the commercial property assessment ratio will be 18 percent by 2017. Louis and Kansas City urban areas. percent down to 4.9

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