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CVS Health Opens Retail Distribution Center In Missouri

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The new facility in the Skyport Industrial Park will create more than 360 new jobs across the Kansas City, MO region. Read: CVS Health Opens Retail Distribution Center In Missouri at BusinessFacilities.com.

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8 grand green roofs (and walls)

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Green Roofs for Healthy Cities last week announced the winners of its 2013 Green Roof and Wall Awards of Excellence. 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.

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Commercial Construction 2017 Trends and Predictions

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Rounding the corner into the final weeks of 2016, it’s time for our annual post predicting the commercial construction trends that will influence the industry in the coming year. In 2017, retail center developers will continue to focus on creating exceptional experiences that give shoppers new reason to head to the mall.

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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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Firm Billings Rebound in November

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On the negative side, the billings index for commercial/industrial firms dipped below 50 for the first time since last April. There have been modest gains in consumer spending, and retail sales have increased at about a 6 percent pace through the first ten months of the year. Commercial/Industrial is down 49.8 Northeast down 51.1

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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These include transportation carriers of all kinds, as well as warehousing, distribution, third-party logistics services, manufacturers’ operations, retailers and distributers who may have their own distribution centers. The I-69 Corridor serves industry clusters including automotive, defense, aerospace, medical devices and green technology.

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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At the same time, industrial electricity rates in Iowa are nearly 20 percent below the national average, and U.S. In fact, a 2017 joint report from the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), found Iowa to be the easiest state for companies to directly purchase renewable energy.

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