Construction
Missouri ranked middle of the pack, but Kansas fare considerably worse, in an analysis of costs for starting a business, according to a new report by Simplifyllc.com. The analysis explored factors like corporate income tax rate, labor participation rate, energy…
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The spring housing season will continue to be plagued by rising prices as shown by the new report from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index. The report, released Tuesday, showed on a national level home prices in March were 0.7 percent higher…
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New U.S. home sales increased in April, up both from one month ago and one year ago, Zillow.com said today in its most recent monthly analysis. In a housing market where existing inventory is tight and affordability challenges are lurking…
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Burns & McDonnell announced this afternoon that Leslie Duke will succeed Ray Kowalik as chief executive of Kansas City 's biggest design/construction firm, effective Jan. 1. Kowalik, who also holds the title of chairman, announced last month that he would…
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Burns & McDonnell, the Kansas City region's biggest engineering/construction company, announced this morning that chairman and CEO Ray Kowalik would retire at the end of 2023. Kowalik succeeded Greg Graves in that role in 2017, becoming just the seventh CEO…
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Gov. Laura Kelly and Lt. Gov. David Toland flanked Kazuo Tadanobu, president and CEO of Panasonic Energy of North America, and other dignitaries as the dirt began to fly on the battery-plant construction site. Public officials, local dignitaries, economic-development…
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Associated General Contractors of America said today that it will merge its Kansas City chapter with the The Builders’ Association, which advocates for construction-related concerns and training programs in the region. Officials from the two organizations will hold a news…
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Construction executives say their project backlogs are healthy for 2022 and well into 2023. The construction-sector outlook for 2022—and perhaps well into 2023—is presenting itself as a case of Good News/Bad News. The good? Executives say their pipeline of…
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Block Real Estate Services has kickstarted construction on a distribution facility for countertop and flooring supplier MS International with a groundbreaking ceremony this month. The planned 200,800 square-foot building within the industrial park will serve as warehouse and office space…
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Ingram’s July 2021 Digital Edition
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