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Fed Economist Forecasts Uptick in Single-Family Construction

Pro Builder

The housing market may be headed straight for a post-pandemic downturn, but according to Jordan Rappaport, a senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, an uptick in single-family home building could soon follow. million, but a number of challenges remain for regional builders across the U.S., NAHB reports.

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August 2015 newsletter

FDR Safety

The latest edition of the annual Injury Facts book published by the National Safety Council is out, and while company CEOs and safety directors might not take the time to read all 210 pages, there is one set of statistics worth special attention. Ross is Midwest Regional Business Manager for FDRsafety, based in Kansas City, MO.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Industry Statistics. 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. Equipment and Services Directory. Ask the Expert. Industry News.

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Architecture Employment on the Rise

PSMJ Resources

Crawford Architects’ Kansas City office hired two new architects in the last six months, bringing its head count to 15, though that’s still below its 23-employee peak, says firm principal Stacey Jones. The brighter outlook is supported by statistics. Universities are coming through for other firms.

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

Business Facilities

billion in public and private sector investment is happening right now in the Quad Cities, a six-county region straddling the southeastern Iowa and northwestern Illinois state lines and connected by the two banks of the Mississippi River. Louis, Kansas City, Des Moines, Indianapolis and Omaha.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

Business Facilities

percent from the previous year, a statistic that outpaced overall U.S. Nine miles of rail, able to accommodate up to 250 railcars with rail served by Union Pacific, Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Kansas City Southern. Foreign-status inputs to FTZs totaled $288.3 billion in 2014, accounting for 12.1 employment growth.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

Business Facilities

There also is Arkansas’s state-of-the-art railroad infrastructure comprising three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway. The City of Joplin is the hub of the Joplin-Miami, OK Combined Metropolitan Statistical Area—a market of more than 200,000 people.