State leaders recently announced 22 projects have been selected as part of the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Cost Share Program, which is meant to provide funding for transportation initiatives.
November 5, 2019GovernmentSafety
Kansas DOT Announces Funding Recipients for Local Bridge Replacement Program
The Kansas Department of Transportation will distribute $5 million to dozens of counties through a recently reinstated Local Bridge Improvement Program.
October 29, 2019GovernmentBusinessSafety
Kansas DOT Accepting Applications for Cost Share Program
The Kansas Department of Transportation is accepting applications for its new Cost Share Program, which is meant to provide funding for transportation projects.
September 10, 2019Government
Kansas DOT Reinstates Local Bridge Replacement Program
The Kansas Department of Transportation is reinstating a program meant to help replace and rehabilitate structurally deficient bridges in cities and counties.
August 9, 2019BusinessSafety
Don Logan's Absence Leaves Kansas Field Wide Open
At first glance, the Kansas Truck Driving Championships might be more notable by who is absent than who will be the ultimate winner. FedEx Freight Ace Don Logan, last year’s Grand Champ out of the Tank Truck division, isn’t competing at Kansas Expocentre in Topeka on June 14-15.
June 14, 2019GovernmentBusinessSafety
Kansas, Ohio Governors-Elect Announce DOT Director Picks
The newly elected governors of Kansas and Ohio have announced their choices to lead their states’ departments of transportation.
January 11, 2019BusinessLogistics
UPS to Open Kansas Package Facility, Hire More Than 2,100 Locally
UPS will open a new package-handling facility in Edgerton, Kan., in November and will hire more than 2,100 seasonal and permanent workers in the area, the company announced Sept. 20.
September 22, 2017GovernmentBusiness
Kansas DOT Grants Help Ease Freight-Route Congestion
Certain cities in Kansas are using state Department of Transportation funding to reshape roads near distribution centers that draw freight congestion.
August 30, 2017GovernmentBusinessLogistics
Kansas City Southern Invests Money to Improve Railroad Tracks
Kansas City Southern announced a $24.6 million investment to replace cross ties and improve crossings on the railway track between Neosho, Mo., and Blanchard, La.
May 19, 2017GovernmentBusinessLogistics
Kansas City Southern Profits Up Despite Mexican Peso Depreciation
Kansas City Southern reported profits rose 36% in the first quarter, although the gains were lowered to a 12% increase after applying the exchange rate between the Mexican peso and the U.S. dollar.
April 21, 2017