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Abandoned Kansas City Railroad Bridge to Get New Life as Tourist Hot Spot

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Locals hope that the redeveloped bridge will help spur the redevelopment of communities on either side of the crossing.

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Illinois town planning for $500M rail-served logistics center

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The logistics center will use the Kansas City Southern Railroad. The freight rail industry is an estimated $60 billion business, comprising 140,000 miles.

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State Focus – Kansas: The Sunflower State Is Blooming and Booming

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Since the beginning of 2008, wind generating capacity in Kansas has more than tripled to 2,967 megawatts. That capacity places Kansas in the top 10 in the U.S., and the state currently has more than 1,000 megawatts of additional wind energy projects under construction. Beyond wind energy, Kansas has a growing biofuels sector.

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Katoen Natie USA Announces $150 Million Baton Rouge Area Facility

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Another 150 construction jobs will be created during the building phase. Katoen Natie’s plans include developing tie-ins to rail assets served by Kansas City Southern Railway and Canadian National Railroad, potentially becoming one of the few facilities of its kind with dual railway access. “We

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STATE FOCUS: Kansas Focuses On The All-Around

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Kansas also has one of the best and most extensive railroad systems in the country; the state’s 4,776 miles of track account for 2.23 railroad miles. Together with the highway system, Kansas’ quality railroads ensure that businesses in the state have next-day freight delivery to nearly 70 percent of the United States.

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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. 1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Joplin Area Rises From The Rubble And Reaches For New Heights

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Community safe rooms built to withstand winds of 250 miles per hour are under construction throughout the district. It was constructed on property donated by Mercy Joplin—the same property where St. Major metros such as Dallas, Kansas City, St. It also focused on increased safety.