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15 Cities, Counties Picked For LEED Government Leadership Program

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Local Government Leadership Program uses the LEED for Cities rating system to reduce climate change, advance resilience and social equity. Read: 15 Cities, Counties Picked For LEED Government Leadership Program at BusinessFacilities.com.

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FEATURE STORY: The Cultural Roots Of High-Tech Growth

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A white paper recently released by the Kauffman Foundation finds that Kansas City and other areas viewed as “new” startup high-tech hubs actually are benefitting from many years of nurturing a local culture of entrepreneurship. The top 10 cities in 2010 also ranked among the top 20 cities two decades earlier.

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

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Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. population.

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COMMUNITY PROFILE: Opportunity Knocks in Southwest Louisiana

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Its facility includes the City Docks—located 34 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico on the Calcasieu River Ship Channel, which is 40 feet deep and 400 feet wide. Rail service is provided by Union Pacific, Burlington Northern, Santa Fe and Kansas City Southern. Energy Transfer Equity/Trunkline LNG is in the midst of a $5.7

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2023

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Stephen Brooke Digital Delivery Manager, Burns & McDonnell Kansas City, MO Stephen Brooke is a Digital Delivery Manager at Burns & McDonnell in Kansas City, MO. He's also passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and is a member of Webcor's black ERG, The Collective.

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021

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She’s part of various internal groups within the organization, including the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee, and notably a board member on both the Connecting Women and Building PRIDE affinity groups. . In addition to overseeing projects, Katy is highly involved in initiatives that promote social good. Boston, Massachusetts.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Companies must be less than 5-years old; have an annual payroll between $100,000 and $1 million; show proof of an equity investment of at least $250,000; pay at least 150 percent of the lesser of the state or county average hourly wage where the business is located; and meet requisite payroll thresholds. Employees must be Arkansas taxpayers.

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