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Kansas City Launches “Smart City” Initiative

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Kansas City has launched its smart city initiative in collaboration with Cisco, Sprint and Think Big Partners to make it a leading technology, innovation and entrepreneurial community. Kansas City’s smart city initiative includes 25 interactive kiosks at KC Streetcar platforms and locations around downtown.

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Amazon Opening New Kansas City Fulfillment Center

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will open a new fulfillment center in Kansas City, KS. In addition to the new fulfillment center in Wyandotte County and the upcoming facility in Edgerton, Amazon has existing Kansas facilities in Lenexa. “We This is a transformative capital investment in our city. Amazon Opening New Kansas City Fulfillment Center.

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Columbus, OH Wins $50M Smart City Challenge

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Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Smart City Challenge. to develop a first-of-its-kind transportation network. This funding is a game changer for the City of Columbus and central Ohio,” said U.S. NXP, Autodesk, and Mobileye to help execute its Smart City Plan. Sherrod Brown (D-OH).

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Amazon Announces Plans To Bring 1,000 Jobs To Kansas

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In Kansas, Amazon currently operates facilities in Lenexa. We’re excited to bring 1,000 great full-time jobs with benefits to the Kansas City region and proud to further invest in the state with this new fulfillment center,” said Akash Chauhan, Amazon’s vice president of North American operations. “We Source: Amazon.com, Inc.

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Seven Finalist Cities Chosen For Smart City Challenge

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USDOT has pledged up to $40 million to one city to help it define what it means to be a “Smart City “and become the country’s first city to fully integrate innovative technologies – self-driving cars, connected vehicles, and smart sensors – into its transportation network. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.

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Race to a Smart Future

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DOT has pledged up to $40 million to the winning city, which will become the first U.S. metro to fully integrate innovative technologies—self-driving cars, connected vehicles and smart sensors, among other advances—into its transportation network. Allen’s Vulcan Inc. DOT has encouraged the finalists to “think big.”

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

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