Construction
The 50 individuals you’ll meet in the following pages bring to an even 500 the number of Sunflower State residents from all walks of life who have been singled out for their over-sized contributions to business success, civic engagement, philanthropic…
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Two primary new rules have been issued by OSHA for those in the construction industry dealing with COVID-19. The agency said that construction firms must record symptoms of employees, as defined by CDC rules, so that contract tracing can be…
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April's unemployment rate hit a dismal 14.7 percent, and the construction industry was no different. It lost 975,000 jobs over the month, in an industry that was having trouble finding workers before COVID-19 hit. Though other industries faced a tougher…
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Though the number of homes being built are lat their lowest levels since 2015, home builders are confident about the future, according to a National Association of Home Builders report. Total housing starts dropped 30.2 percent in April to a…
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Mike Boehm is the major of the City of Lenexa, which has seen major construction growth over the the last few years. Q. Have you seen any delay in the construction of City Center as a result of COVID-19? A.…
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A price index for commercial real estate fell by 9.4 percent in April and is down by 10.4 percent below its peak from last year. Investment and research firm Green Street Advisors said that retail and hotel assets are doing…
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Sealy & Company, a Dallas-based commercial real estate firm, has purchased nine industrial buildings in Kansas City totaling just under 560,000 square feet. One of them is in Executive Park, in the industrial area of the Northeast neighborhood and is…
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Though no action was taken on the measure yesterday by a city council committee, funding for a hotel in the former Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, at 925 Grand Blvd. The current proposal, known as Grand Reserve, by developer…
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Ray Kowalik is chairman and CEO of Burns & McDonnell, the largest engineering firm by revenues in the Kansas City region, and second-largest by employee totals. Q. Your firm-wide revenue growth has been up sharply for most of the past…
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Southwest Airlines, which is considered the carrier with the most flights through Kansas City International Airport, reported a loss of $94 million during its most recent financial quarter. Capacity at the airline has decreased about 70 percent in the month…
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