Missouri Economic Development: Showing The Way
Business Facilities
JUNE 22, 2022
Subash Alias, CEO, Missouri Partnership, shares his outlook for the partnership and the state. The Show Me State is ideally positioned to attract businesses.
Making It Happen In Joplin, Missouri
Business Facilities
APRIL 9, 2021
Entrepreneurs are flocking to the Joplin region, where they can leverage a low cost of living, world-class transportation infrastructure and a regional workforce. Read: Making It Happen In Joplin, Missouri at BusinessFacilities.com.
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Chewy To Expand, Create Over 1,200 New Jobs In Missouri
Business Facilities
JULY 22, 2020
Read: Chewy To Expand, Create Over 1,200 New Jobs In Missouri at BusinessFacilities.com. Online petfood retailer Chewy, Inc. will open a new 800,000-square-foot eCommerce fulfillment center in Belton, MO.
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Missouri Voters Reject Transportation Proposal
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 12, 2014
Missouri voters rejected a proposal that would raise funds for transportation projects throughout the state. Missouri officials had hoped to generate about $5.4 According to the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch , the proposal was rejected by 59% of voters.
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Missouri Governor’s Report: Show Me Success
Business Facilities
APRIL 6, 2020
Mike Parson is busy building a 21st century infrastructure in Missouri with world-class logistics, a bevy of workforce development initiatives and high-speed connectivity for all. Read: Missouri Governor’s Report: Show Me Success at BusinessFacilities.com.
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Casey’s General Stores Investing $50M In Missouri
Business Facilities
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
Read: Casey’s General Stores Investing $50M In Missouri at BusinessFacilities.com. The new state-of-the-art warehousing, logistics and distribution facility in Joplin, MO will create up to 125 new jobs.
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State touts paving technology on transportation projects
Construction Dive
JULY 25, 2018
The Missouri Department of Transportation said technology such as intelligent compaction, infrared scanning and mapping software vastly improved some of its pavement construction operations.
Missouri DOT Facing Covid-19 and Shortage of Plow Operators
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
Missouri Department of Transportation has a shortage of more than 400 plow truck drivers and heavy equipment operators, according to a report from KOMU 8 TV. The shortage is not new to MoDOT, but the Covid-19 pandemic is proving to be a challenge for the upcoming winter season. "We We have very strict…
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Missouri Explores Hyperloop From St. Louis to Kansas City
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
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. 30 an agreement to produce a feasibility study for a 248-mile hyperloop route, connecting Kansas City, Columbia, Mo.,
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Thermoplastic Pipe Manufacturer Expanding In Missouri
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 5, 2016
The facility is the Hilliard, OH-based company’s 62nd manufacturing plant, its 48th in the United States, and its first in Missouri. It represents a significant capital investment for ADS, whose growth is a result of favorable policies enacted by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT).
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FHWA Announces $1 Million in Emergency Relief for Missouri Roads
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 11, 2016
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $1 million in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to help repair roads and bridges damaged throughout the state by heavy flooding last month.
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MoDOT Battles Snow Short-Handed
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) says although it still has plenty of snow salt, it is 401 employees short of fully staffing its available plows. The department recently tried to hire 500 drivers, but because the job pays just over $15 an hour, it was only able to hire 150—and some…
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Kansas City is first in nation to offer free public transportation
BD+C
JANUARY 13, 2020
Kansas City, Missouri, will make bus rides free next year, becoming the first major metropolis in the U.S. to provide no-fare public transit. The move is an attempt to spur more economic activity by subsidizing mobility for residents.
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Nestlé Professional USA Investing $7.5M In Missouri Expansion
Business Facilities
MAY 4, 2022
Nestlé Professional USA, the out-of-home division of Nestlé, will create more than 30 jobs with its Trenton, MO expansion project.
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Amazon Creating Over 1,500 Jobs In Missouri
Business Facilities
MARCH 9, 2018
Peters will be the online retail giant's first fulfillment center in Missouri. Read: Amazon Creating Over 1,500 Jobs In Missouri at BusinessFacilities.com. The high-tech operation in St.
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CVS Health Opens Retail Distribution Center In Missouri
Business Facilities
AUGUST 27, 2018
Read: CVS Health Opens Retail Distribution Center In Missouri at BusinessFacilities.com. The new facility in the Skyport Industrial Park will create more than 360 new jobs across the Kansas City, MO region.
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MoDOT's Five-Year Plan Boosts Road, Bridge Funding to $7.7B
ENR Construction
JUNE 1, 2022
The Missouri Dept. of Transportation’s draft 2023-2027 State Transportation Improvement Program includes an average of $1.5 billion each year for road and bridge projects.
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New Chairman Graves Takes Central House Role on Infrastructure
ENR Construction
JANUARY 12, 2023
Veteran Missouri lawmaker Sam Graves takes the transportation and Infrastructure panel gavel.
No New DOT Expansion Projects Expected In Missouri
ENR Construction
JULY 15, 2015
Many engineers, consultants and contractors will have to seek work in places other than Missouri through the rest of the decade. Early this month, the Missouri Dept. of Transportation announced it will not embark on any new expansion projects in its five-year FY2016-20 transportation plan, due to lack of funding.
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Missouri Lays Foundation for 'Road to Tomorrow'
ENR Construction
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) will open a 200-mile stretch of Interstate 70, from Kansas City to St. Louis, to private industry for use as a “laboratory” for construction of future generations of highways.
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MoDOT Set to Shift Bridge over Mississippi 9 Feet
Construction Equipment
MARCH 26, 2018
The Missouri Department of Transportation will be shifting a 2,165-foot long section of the Poplar Street Bridge that carries traffic over the Mississippi between downtown St. Louis and Illinois. The Poplar Street Bridge (PSB) is one of only two bridges in the nation that carry three interstates (I-70, I-55, I-64) across a river.
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New MoDOT Director Says a Tidal Wave of Repairs on The Horizon
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 28, 2016
Bridges built in Missouri during the Great Depression are already older than their 50-year design life and aging rapidly.
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FIFA World Cup 2026 To Boost Economy Across 16 Host Cities
Business Facilities
JUNE 27, 2022
The 16 Host Cities picked for FIFA World Cup 2026 were selected based on transportation, human rights, stadium infrastructure, fan fest locations and training sites.
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Construction Firms Receive National Safety Awards
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
Transportation construction companies from Virginia, Missouri and Tennessee were recognized for their corporate worker safety programs during the 2014 American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) National Convention, held in September in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.'
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Report: 7.3% of America’s Bridges are “Structurally Deficient” in 2021, Down Slightly YOY
Construction Junkie
APRIL 12, 2021
Each year, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) puts out their annual Bridge Report, which highlights the general state of America’s bridges. Missouri – 2,190 (ranked #5 last year) The states with the highest percentage of structurally deficient bridges are: 1. Iowa – 4,571 (ranked #1 last year) 2.
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98 Location Spotlight Of The Week: Joplin Regional Partnership
Business Facilities
JULY 17, 2017
Joplin Regional Partnership, representing seven counties in SW Missouri, SE Kansas and NE Oklahoma, works to ensure the success of business locations. The region has a quality labor force, available buildings and sites and an efficient transportation network. Read: Location Spotlight Of The Week: Joplin Regional Partnership.
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40 FHWA Distributes $3M for Highway Workforce Training to Eight States
Construction Equipment
JUNE 17, 2016
The Federal Highway Administration awarded $3 million in job training grants this week to eight states, targeting apprenticeships and training opportunities for underrepresented or disadvantaged people seeking careers in transportation, engineering or construction.
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48 Why Choose the Joplin Region?
Business Facilities
JULY 7, 2017
Anchored by the Joplin, Missouri metropolitan area and Pittsburg, KS and Miami, OK micropolitan areas, this region has an affordable business climate, excellent transportation access and a high quality of living. The power of the Joplin Region lies in the highly effective workforce coupled with an array of location options.
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40 Location Spotlight Of The Week: Joplin Regional Partnership
Business Facilities
MARCH 13, 2017
Joplin Regional Partnership, representing seven counties in SW Missouri, SE Kansas and NE Oklahoma, works to ensure the success of business locations. The region has a quality labor force, available buildings and sites and an efficient transportation network.
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Saturday is Slide Day for St Louis Bridge
Construction Equipment
MARCH 26, 2018
The Missouri Department of Transportation will be shifting a 2,165-foot long section of the Poplar Street Bridge that carries traffic over the Mississippi between Downtown St Louis and Illinois. The Poplar Street Bridge (PSB) is one of only two bridges in the nation that carry three interstates (I-70, I-55, I-64) across a river.
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49 Location Spotlight Of The Week: Joplin Regional Partnership
Business Facilities
MAY 22, 2017
Joplin Regional Partnership, representing seven counties in SW Missouri, SE Kansas and NE Oklahoma, works to ensure the success of business locations. The region has a quality labor force, available buildings and sites and an efficient transportation network.
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Industry Focus: Logistics – Big Wheels Keep On Rollin’
Business Facilities
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Feature Story Featured Post Industry Focus International Logistics And Distribution Magazine Magazine Highlights Missouri New York Panama Transportation Infrastructure U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S.
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59 Location Spotlight Of The Week: Joplin Regional Partnership
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 12, 2015
Joplin Regional Partnership, representing seven counties in SW Missouri, SE Kansas and NE Oklahoma, works to ensure the success of business locations. The region has a quality labor force, available buildings and sites and an efficient transportation network. Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.
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Location Spotlight Of The Week: Joplin Regional Partnership
Business Facilities
AUGUST 17, 2015
Joplin Regional Partnership, representing seven counties in SW Missouri, SE Kansas and NE Oklahoma, works to ensure the success of business locations. The region has a quality labor force, available buildings and sites and an efficient transportation network. Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.
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LOCATION OF THE WEEK: Joplin Regional Partnership
Business Facilities
JANUARY 31, 2014
The Joplin Region is comprised of Southwest Missouri, Southeast Kansas and Northeast Oklahoma. The region has a quality labor force, available buildings and sites and an efficient transportation network that reaches from coast to coast and Canada to Mexico. Articles By Location Featured Post Kansas Missouri Oklahoma U.S.
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Worker Killed at Construction Site
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
A construction worker died when he fell eleven feet from a box sitting on a fork of a tractor at Missouri job site, reports KY3. The victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital and pronounced dead later that same day. The worker fell out of a three-sided box that was sitting on the forks of a tractor.
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48 LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 21, 2018
In Transportation Research Record: Journal of 23 the Transportation Research Board, National Academies, Washington, D.C. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Utah Department of Transportation. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Volume I, Subpart 16.5,
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Design-Build Helps Mo. Bridge Work Exceed Expections
ENR Construction
JULY 11, 2016
The Missouri Dept. of Transportation had $18 million to replace original voided concrete slab bridges at three locations on Interstate 70 in Columbia.
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28 State DOTs Taking Controversial Guardrail Model Off of Approved List
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 21, 2014
Virginia''s transportation department this month followed Missouri, Nevada and Massachusetts in taking off a controversial guardrail end-terminal model from its approved highway-products list.
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Location Spotlight Of The Week: Joplin Regional Partnership
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 25, 2016
Anchored by the Joplin, Missouri metropolitan area and Pittsburg, KS and Miami, OK micropolitan areas, this region has an affordable business climate and a high quality of living. Location Spotlight Of The Week: Joplin Regional Partnership originally appeared on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.
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BUSINESS REPORT: Joplin Area Rises From The Rubble And Reaches For New Heights
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 19, 2014
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. The Joplin Metro area in southwest Missouri is in the center of North American markets.
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45 Kansas City Launches “Smart City” Initiative
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 9, 2016
Sprint is excited to be part of this important initiative to enable greater connectivity in our hometown, Kansas City,” said Tim Donahue, president, Kansas and Missouri Region at Sprint. “We Relocating or Expanding Your Business In Missouri. Considering Missouri for your company’s relocation or expansion project? Think Big-7.
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7 of the Spookiest Things Found on Construction Sites
Construction Junkie
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Human Bones A crew at a Hillsdale, Missouri construction site made a startling discovery after one of their trucks got stuck in a field in January. After spoils had been removed from a construction site in Sharnbrook, Bedforshire, England and transported to a Quarry in Cambridgeshire, a worker discovered the remains of the head.
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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 5, 2013
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. Sheffi is a professor of Engineering Systems and director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL).
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