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Fed Economist Forecasts Uptick in Single-Family Construction

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Fed Economist Forecasts Uptick in Single-Family Construction. The housing market may be headed straight for a post-pandemic downturn, but according to Jordan Rappaport, a senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, an uptick in single-family home building could soon follow. New-Construction Projects.

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Load King Acquires Terex Boom, Crossover, Truck Crane Lines

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It is currently transferring inventory and equipment for the acquired product lines to Load King’s campus in Kansas City. Load King has acquired Terex’s boom truck, crossover, and truck crane product lines, and plans to unveil new crane configurations in the near future. Terex will continue to sell…

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Over the next three years, the company will invest $60 million in new construction and the refurbishment of existing facilities. Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. From the March/April 2014 issue. population.

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STATE FOCUS: Kansas Focuses On The All-Around

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Kansas also has no personal property tax, no inventory tax and no franchise tax. Kansas is a right-to-work state, bringing one additional cost saving to employers. A new BNSF Railway Intermodal Facility near Kansas City provides businesses with one more strategic shipping advantage.

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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Elected officials and economic development practitioners tour the site of the new Kraft Heinz facility in the Quad Cities. The Quad Cities is a bi-state region located on the board of Iowa and Illinois. Photo: Quad Cities Chamber). Construction is underway on the new $1.4

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

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percent in 2014 due to stronger shipment volumes and inventory carrying charges that were up 2.1 billion investment by Dominion Virginia Power, which constructed a cutting-edge technology power plant. Since its groundbreaking in 2007 construction along the southern sections of I-69 has rolled along steadily. percent in 2014.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Slow economic growth has kept the percentage low, but the supply chain sector has made great strides in productivity, asset utilization and inventory management in the past three years.” There is no inventory tax, which is particularly advantageous to distribution companies. Major metros such as Dallas, Kansas City, St.