A Georgia-based trucking company has opened its second terminal in the Kansas City area. Saia Inc. (NASDAQ: SAIA) announced Monday that it has opened nearly 140 doors at the new Saia LTL Freight in Edwardsville. KCW, or Kansas City West, will allow Saia to offer enhanced service to customers by positioning drivers and equipment to provide additional capacity and flexibility, Saia's Kevin Szydel, VP of operations, said in a release. "We've seen tremendous growth in the Kansas City area," he said. According…

A Georgia-based trucking company has opened its second terminal in the Kansas City area. Saia Inc. (NASDAQ: SAIA) announced Monday that it has opened nearly 140 doors at the new Saia LTL Freight in Edwardsville. KCW, or Kansas City West, will allow Saia to offer enhanced service to customers by positioning drivers and equipment to provide additional capacity and flexibility, Saia's Kevin Szydel, VP of operations, said in a release. "We've seen tremendous growth in the Kansas City area," he said. According…

Black & Veatch's new CEO Mario Azar said that heading into 2023, the firm's leadership team began working on a next-generation strategy to "build the future" of the company that hit the $4 billion revenue mark for the first time in 2022. Adding the new senior leadership position of chief client officer aligns with that strategy. The firm announced on Monday that it has hired Patrick Hogan to be the company's first CCO and a member of the leadership team as part of Black & Veatch's strategic transformation…

Kansas City travelers looking for flights to Phoenix to watch the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale have options, as three big airlines have added flights. Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced Sunday it has added nonstop flights from Kansas City to Phoenix, two additional flights on Thursday, Feb. 9, for a total of up to six nonstop flights; and three additional flights on Friday, Feb. 10, for a total of up to seven…

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In the second of our three-part series about the $1.5 billion new terminal at KCI, we take a look at the people behind the massive project. Architects and engineers talk about their roles in the project and what it means to their firm and to themselves personally.