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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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Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission Announces Grant Recipients

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“By working together, numerous organizations across Kansas are supporting the arts, generating strong economic activity in the state and contributing to a better quality of life for Kansans.”. The grant recipients are: InterUrban ArtHouse, Kansas City, $50,000. John Topeka Waterville'

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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 product is already there, on the shelf in the distribution center,” Sheffi notes. Photo: Memphismegasite.com.).

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

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From the people to the technology and the resources to the components, the system that moves a product from the supplier to the customer involves many steps. A process needs to be in place to move materials, services, people or any other “product” from point A to point B and possibly all the way to Z. trillion in 2011, a 6.6

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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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. Louis, Kansas City, Des Moines, Indianapolis and Omaha.

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

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Major metros such as Dallas, Kansas City, St. Companies in the Joplin Metro area benefit from a productive, available labor pool of more than 93,000 people. The Joplin Metro area’s position for serving national markets is nearly as advantageous as Chicago or Kansas City.

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

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Indiana’s easy access and unmatched road, rail and waterway connectivity make the state a logistics hub and prime location for distribution centers, which need to get products to every corner of the nation quickly and efficiently. which is now the city of Greenwood’s second largest employer. In fact, Indiana ranks No.1