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PHCC Connect 2021 Held in Kansas City

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20 - 22 included educational sessions, the annual apprentices contests, networking, the product and technology showcase and much, much more. The event from Oct.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Missouri – Ford Invests $1.1 Billion In Kansas City Truck Plant Expansion

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On May 02-2013, Ford Motor Company announced it would add a third crew and more than 2,000 jobs at the Kansas City Assembly Plant which builds the F-150. Ford will also start production of the Ford Transit in 2014 at the plant. product development and manufacturing operations—including $6.2 By Ed Feldman.

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Kansas City, MO Assembly Plant Preps To Launch All-New Ford Transit

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Ford began welcoming nearly 1,000 new employees at its Kansas City Assembly Plant to prepare for the launch of the all-new Ford Transit that goes on sale in the U.S. ” The Kansas City Assembly Plant is home of the 2014 F-150 and will begin producing the all-new 2015 F-150 in the first quarter of 2015. .

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8 grand green roofs (and walls)

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acre vegetated roof at the Kauffman Performing Arts Center in Kansas City, Mo., Among the eight winning projects are a massive, 4.4-acre and a dramatic interior green wall at Drexel University. Body Image: read more.

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Auto Supplier To Build New Manufacturing Facility In Riverside, MO

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In the latest example of Missouri’s resurgent automotive industry, a major auto supply company based in China is planning to construct a new manufacturing plant in Riverside, Gov. Founded in 1994, Yanfeng Visteon has more than 90 production facilities worldwide and exports products to 16 countries. Posted by Heidi Schwartz.

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Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission Announces Grant Recipients

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The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (CAIC) has awarded $350,000 in grants for nine projects. The projects chosen for funding will rely upon partnerships between arts, economic development and government organizations in order to promote the arts and economic growth in Kansas. Posted by Heidi Schwartz.

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GM Invests $600 Million in Fairfax, KS Plant

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General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson made his announcement on Monday, January 28, 2013, noting that vehicle production schedules will continue to keep three shifts and nearly 4,000 hourly and salaried workers on the job. During World War II, it was the first industrial facility to make automobiles and jet fighters in the same building.