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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 is adding more than 2,000 jobs at its Kansas City (MO) Assembly Plant to meet surging demand for the Ford F-150 and planned production of the all-new Ford Transit.

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

FDR Safety

Kansas City OSHA office holds safety training following worker death in trench collapse. Congress recently rolled back a regulation created by OSHA in the last months of the previous administration that would have made employers liable for record-keeping errors for five years after an injury or illness occurs.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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This means that new hot spots of tech innovation are springing up in places like Kansas City, the site of Google’s new high speed Google Fiber network, and Pittsburgh, a new hotbed for innovative tech start-ups. Greater Kansas City: Silicon Prairie. We’ve found this in Kansas City. Rick Perry in a statement.

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Race to a Smart Future

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DOT received such a huge response to its call for applications—78 cities entered the contest—that it expanded the number of finalists from five to seven. ” The winning city will be announced in June, but we’ve taken a peek at some of the finalists’ applications. DOT has encouraged the finalists to “think big.”

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Compliance/Regulations. 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. General Management. Software & Technology. Construction Law.

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Job Order Contracting – Audit Results

Building Information Management

SFPUC also inappropriately approved 5 task orders for federally funded projects, which occurred because federal regulations contradict the expectations of the SFPUC’s commission for JOCs. SUBJECT: Housing Authority of Kansas City. In 8 task orders, the non-prepriced tasks represented the majority of the task order’s total cost.

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Job Order Contracting – Audit Results

Building Information Management

SFPUC also inappropriately approved 5 task orders for federally funded projects, which occurred because federal regulations contradict the expectations of the SFPUC’s commission for JOCs. SUBJECT: Housing Authority of Kansas City. In 8 task orders, the non-prepriced tasks represented the majority of the task order’s total cost.