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Airports: Kansas City, O'Hare Redevelopments Show How Not to Deal With Transparency

ENR Construction

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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A Texas Empty Nester Home and Studio With Room for Family, Too

Pro Builder

The typical 70-foot-by-110-foot lot size in this neighborhood doesn’t provide a great deal of space for homes ranging from 1,800 to 3,600 square feet. Bricks salvaged from old buildings in Kansas City, Kan., clad the screened dining and living areas overlooking the courtyard.

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April 2017 Newsletter – A “New, New OSHA” Emerges

FDR Safety

Kansas City OSHA office holds safety training following worker death in trench collapse. Free hazard communication webinar to be offered by American Staffing Association Feb. Safety event highlights importance of protecting workers from grain engulfment.

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HOK Sport Venue Event splits from parent

PSMJ Resources

The managers of Kansas City-based HOK Sport Venue Event, the world's leading sports architecture firm, and the board of its St. have agreed to a transfer in ownership of HOK Sport Venue Event to the leaders of that practice, according to a Kansas City Business Journal article published Thursday.

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July/August 2014 Issue (Volume 47, Number 4)

Business Facilities

BUSINESS REPORT: Four Cities To Pilot Kansas Statewide Broadband Initiative | Four Kansas cities will participate in a pilot program that will help the state develop strategic plans to meet broadband needs and priorities. To subscribe to BF , visit this link. Recent Issues BF-July/Aug-2014'

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

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

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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Seven Finalist Cities Chosen For Smart City Challenge

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The finalists are: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. USDOT developed the Smart City Challenge as a response to the trends identified in the Beyond Traffic draft report. Source: USDOT.