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Missouri Explores Hyperloop From St. Louis to Kansas City

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30 an agreement to produce a feasibility study for a 248-mile hyperloop route, connecting Kansas City, Columbia, Mo., The Missouri Hyperloop Coalition—a public-private partnership that includes the Missouri Dept. of Transportation, the University of Missouri and other public stakeholders—announced on Jan.

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Black & Veatch Study Finds K.C. to St. Louis Hyperloop Feasible

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17 that said building a hyperloop transportation system along the 1-70 corridor—connecting the cities of St. Louis; Columbia, Mo.; and Kansas City—would be buildable and commercially viable and could cut travel times by three hours and generate $410 million in economic development locally.

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Carpenters Union Dissolves St. Louis-Kansas City Council, Merges Locals with Chicago

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The merger follows a trend of reorganizing smaller districts into larger regional councils.

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A Tale of Two Missouri Cities Reveals State?s Divide in Energy Policy

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A Tale of Two Missouri Cities Reveals State’s Divide in Energy Policy. Louis and Kansas City may be in the same state, but the two cities in Missouri couldn’t be further apart when it comes to energy policy. Advocates in St. Fri, 05/29/2020 - 09:52. What’s the difference besides 250 miles or so?

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Virgin Hyperloop One study finds Missouri route feasible

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The company found that a connection between Missouri cities St. Louis, Kansas City and Columbia would be commercially viable, safe and cheaper than driving.

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Missouri coalition to study St. Louis–Kansas City hyperloop feasibility

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Engineering firm Black and Veatch is leading the study and donating $400,000 worth of services as part of the effort.

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Missouri Leaders Discuss Building Hyperloop

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has reigned controversial, a new study supported by Virgin Hyperloop One found many possible benefits of building a high-speed route between St. Louis and Kansas City. While the discussion around building a hyperloop in the U.S. Missouri business leaders and government agencies partnered with the…