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

Construction Dive

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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A Tale of Two Missouri Cities Reveals State?s Divide in Energy Policy

Pro Builder

A Tale of Two Missouri Cities Reveals State’s Divide in Energy Policy. Louis and Kansas City may be in the same state, but the two cities in Missouri couldn’t be further apart when it comes to energy policy. Fri, 05/29/2020 - 09:52. What’s the difference besides 250 miles or so? Read More. . Energy efficiency.

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

FDR Safety

Illinois contractor fined $267K after continuing to expose workers to fall hazards. Kansas City OSHA office holds safety training following worker death in trench collapse. Reports of amputations lead to improved workplace safety through employer settlements.

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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. LOCATION FOCUS: Illinois – Trying To Make Headway In Every Way | Gov.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

The company, which recently acquired concrete pump giant Putzmeister, has already partnered with Custom Truck and Equipment of Kansas City, Missouri; Imperial Crane Services of Bridgeview, Illinois and Four Seasons Equipment of Houston, Texas. ton SY215 excavator was assembled in February.

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Remembering Josh Seidel

The Korte Company

Josh worked for East Peoria, Illinois-based River City Construction during engineering school and then was a project manager working alongside his dad after that, building commercial buildings. The closest suppliers were in Kansas City. Caliber Cast Stone. Louis-based supplier would have a leg up on the competition.

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

Business Facilities

billion in public and private sector investment is happening right now in the Quad Cities, a six-county region straddling the southeastern Iowa and northwestern Illinois state lines and connected by the two banks of the Mississippi River. The Quad Cities is a bi-state region located on the board of Iowa and Illinois.

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