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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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Race to a Smart Future

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DOT received such a huge response to its call for applications—78 cities entered the contest—that it expanded the number of finalists from five to seven. ” The winning city will be announced in June, but we’ve taken a peek at some of the finalists’ applications. DOT has encouraged the finalists to “think big.”

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SNAPSHOTS: 60 Seconds… With Larry V. Parman, Secretary, Oklahoma Department Of Commerce

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A temporary fix as part of a 2012 budget deal made projects eligible upon signing of an agreement before the end of 2013. Among the mega-deals announced as the deadline approached were a $1.9-billion announced a deal on the Cape Wind project, which will erect 130 turbines in Nantucket Sound. runways; one with a 7,800 ft.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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With locations spread across the state, two of the company’s largest plants are a direct outcome of the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF), the largest deal-closing fund of its kind in the nation. In July 2012, XCOR announced the creation of its new Commercial Space Research and Development Center headquarters at the Midland International Airport.

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021

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So whether she’s dealing with Trade Contractors, vendors, consultants, or user groups you can rest assured knowing that Christian will deliver. . The teams had to deal with challenging constraints, and overcoming them required close coordination between all members of the design and construction teams. . Boston, Massachusetts.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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In 2001 the MRZ designation was renewed for the former Williams Air Force Base, now known as Williams Gateway Airport. Naval Air Facility in Goodyear, now known as Phoenix/Goodyear Airport, was designated as an MRZ. A statewide group of investors is forming an association to share deal flow and due diligence.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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25 MILLION DEAL-CLOSING FUND: Arizona has taken a progressive position by offering attraction funds to companies meeting performance measures that benefit both the company and the citizens of Arizona. A statewide group of investors is forming an association to share deal flow and due diligence. Louis and Kansas City urban areas.

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