Missouri may provide tax breaks for a massive expansion of a south Kansas City federal plant where workers build key parts for U.S. nuclear weapons. The Missouri House is poised to pass a bill from Rep. Chris Brown, a Kansas City Republican, that would offer a sales tax exemption on all materials needed to expand the National Nuclear Security Administration’s plant in south Kansas City. The ...
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The Ohio University Board of Trustees approved various items so the university can start construction of a new 591-bed residence hall on South Green during meetings on Thursday and Friday on the Athens Campus. The residence hall, which will be the largest on campus, is Phase II of the University's Housing Master Plan. During the meeting, the board approved an increase in the overall budget for ...
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Apr. 5—Mercy plans to build a $650 million hospital in Wentzville, serving an area that has seen double-digit population growth over the past decade, the health care company announced Friday. Mercy filed a letter of intent with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services this week to construct a 75-bed, "next-generation" hospital near Interstate 64 and Interstate 70, serving the more ...
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The recent cool and snowy weather has slowed the start of road construction season, but in the coming days motorists will start feeling the pinch as the Minnesota Department of Transportation gets started on slate of new projects across the state, and resumes others it didn't finish last year. Lane closures will kick in Thursday on I-94 between Oakdale and Woodbury in the east metro. Ramps ...
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The future of the Royals and Chiefs in Kansas City was being shaped Tuesday as residents of Jackson County, Missouri, voted on whether to extend a sales tax to help to pay for a new downtown ballpark and major renovations to Arrowhead Stadium. In what is expected to be a close ballot measure, voters were being asked to essentially replace the existing three-eighths of a ...
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Grounded in central Illinois throughout its century-long history, heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar has seemingly been smitten by corporate wanderlust of late, moving its headquarters from Peoria to Deerfield to Irving, Texas, over the past seven years. But Caterpillar remains deeply rooted in the Peoria area with 12,000 employees, a major manufacturing operation and something few ...
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CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers are stepping up their off-court game. The NBA franchise unveiled renderings on Tuesday for a new world-class practice and high-tech training facility for the Cavs and public use in downtown that will further develop unused land on the Cuyahoga River and perhaps help lure free agents to Cleveland. Pending approval from the city's planning commission, the team is ...
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Mar. 26—GRAND FORKS — Work on the expansion of Grand Forks' Wastewater Treatment Plant has gone on throughout the winter as the city works to expand the facility for the next 25 years of use. Throughout the winter, foundation piles and work on facility upgrades have been ongoing. A total of 327 foundation pilings will be installed for the new expansion. The piles are being driven 135 feet into ...
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Chicago Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren is billing the potential construction of a closed-roof stadium along Chicago’s lakefront as the chance for the city to have “a crown jewel that will create jobs, opportunities and mega events.” After months of negotiations about building a stadium on the team’s $197 million Arlington Heights property and the exploration of more than ...
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An aluminum company has singled out northeastern Kentucky as its preferred site for a new aluminum smelter that would bring about 1,000 permanent jobs to an Appalachian region hard hit by the loss of coal and steel production, Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday. Plans by Century Aluminum Co. to build a smelter that produces dramatically lower emissions will be supported by ...
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