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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. Now, Chicago is going with a completely closed process to pick the designer of a new terminal at O'Hare International in a process that's just as bad.

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1,500th Envision Sustainability Professional Credentialed

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jurisdictions from New York City to Chicago, from Dallas to Los Angeles, and from Kansas City to San Diego. The emergent rating system is in use, but not regulatory, in over 150 U.S.

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Tallgrass Announces New $5 Million Brewing Facility In Manhattan, KS

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The building, a former call center near Manhattan’s regional airport, is located on nine acres of land, allowing room for future growth and expansion. Through hard work and innovation, Tallgrass continues to grow its business in Manhattan,” Kansas Commerce Secretary Pat George said. “It

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July/August 2013 Issue (Volume 46, Number 4)

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Business Report: Kansas – Agro-Biotech And Twinkies | While the nation’s premier biodefense lab moves closer to fruition, consumer giants Staples, Starwood and a revived Hostess Bakery have set up shop in Kansas. Find out which shipping hubs have dredged their harbors and installed super-sized cranes.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Located in the heart of Illinois; in the great Midwest; within 200 miles of metropolitan areas of Chicago, Indianapolis and St. The Decatur airport provides another important transportation option; with runways of 8,500 feet in length and 150 feet wide the airport is capable of handling large freight carrying aircraft.

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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. Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. per square foot, lower than the Chicago Market average of $4.84.

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

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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. In its 2017 fiscal year, Nashville International Airport (BNA), the region’s conduit for air travel, served a record-breaking 13.5 miles of the Ruston Regional Airport.