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

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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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Katoen Natie USA Announces $150 Million Baton Rouge Area Facility

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Katoen Natie’s plans include developing tie-ins to rail assets served by Kansas City Southern Railway and Canadian National Railroad, potentially becoming one of the few facilities of its kind with dual railway access. “We We are excited about the new project that will expand our U.S.

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

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Finally, the state has hired a firm to assist with training, planning, and the roll-out of the program. Oklahoma is served by three Class 1 Railroads—UP, BNSF and Kansas City Southern—utilizing over 2,500 miles of Class 1 rail lines and over 3,700 total miles of rail. RIDING THE WIND. runways; one with a 7,800 ft.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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Sophisticated planning is required to account for never ending variables that help to keep supply chain costs down and quality and profits up. The Railroad sector was the big winner with a 15.3 Major metros such as Dallas, Kansas City, St. billion worth of exports followed by capital goods with a record $491.4

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

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Dassault Falcon Jet plans to increase the size of its plant (pictured above) in Little Rock, AR. 1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. By Shana Daley. population.

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STATE FOCUS: Kansas Focuses On The All-Around

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Kansas also has one of the best and most extensive railroad systems in the country; the state’s 4,776 miles of track account for 2.23 railroad miles. Together with the highway system, Kansas’ quality railroads ensure that businesses in the state have next-day freight delivery to nearly 70 percent of the United States.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Joplin Area Rises From The Rubble And Reaches For New Heights

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On January 22, representatives from businesses, utilities, nonprofit, and city and county government attended a meeting of the Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission to get an update on the tornado recovery efforts. Major metros such as Dallas, Kansas City, St. Louis, Tulsa, Little Rock and Memphis are just hours away.