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Intermodal construction on schedule for 2013 completionfrastructure

September 18, 2011 by 15 Comments
A building for maintenance and hostler trucks is the first structure under construction at the intermodal logistics park. Members of the Southwest Johnson County Economic Development Corporation toured the intermodal logistics park following the organization’s quarterly luncheon on Sept. 14 at Mildale Farm in Edgerton. Staff photo by Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor
mtaylor@gardnernews.com
Southwest Johnson County Economic Development Corporation members took part in a  bus tour of the construction site following their quarterly luncheon meeting on Sept. 14.
John Hovland, director of marketing and facility development, served as one of …

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Brownback wants toll road to help pay for intermodal infrastructure

September 16, 2011 by 25 Comments
Governor Sam Brownback visits with members of the Southwest Johnson County Economic Development Corporation before the organization’s quarterly luncheon on Sept. 14 at Mildale Farm in Edgerton. Brownback spoke to the group about the economic impact of the intermodal logistics park and encouraged Kansans to be aggressive regarding economic development. Staff photo by Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor
mtaylor@gardnernews.com
Gov. Sam Brownback wants a toll road to help pay for infrastructure development in the intermodal area.
Brownback, keynote speaker at the Southwest Johnson County Economic Development Corporation’s quarterly membership luncheon, said he would like to eventually …

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Judge rules in favor of BNSF in environmental suit

June 29, 2011 by 26 Comments

Mark Taylor

mtaylor@gardnernews.com

A federal judge has ruled against an environmental group that filed suit against BNSF last year claiming the intermodal development near Edgerton posed regional environmental hazards.

Skip Kalb, director of strategic development for the railroad, told members …

Filed Under: Edgerton, Gardner, Intermodal, News, Spring Hill, State

Grain company will occupy 8.7 acres on logistics property

June 7, 2011 by 2 Comments

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com

The Allen Group has its first tenant in its yet-to-be-constructed logistics park adjacent to the BNSF intermodal site near Edgerton.

The DeLong Co., an exporter of containerized grain, closed on the purchase of an 8.7 acre site …

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Dillner to accept job in Abilene

January 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Corbin H. Crable
chcrable@gardnernews.com
Edgerton City Administrator David Dillner tendered his resignation to Mayor Don Roberts earlier this week.
Dillner said in a phone interview Tuesday that he recently accepted a position as city manager of Abilene, Kan., adding that …

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Demdaco decides to stay put in North Kansas City

January 4, 2011 by 19 Comments

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com

Demdaco, a Lenexa-based gift importer, will not be re-locating to Edgerton in the immediate future.

The company renewed a lease for warehouse space in North Kansas City as the ball was dropping on 2010. Demdaco, which primarily …

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Where’s Mildale Farm?

January 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Staff photo by Mark Taylor

Work is underway on a 900 foot long wall to separate BNSF’s intermodal tracks from Mildale Farm, a two-story event facility owned by Johnson County. The county requested that BNSF construct the wall along with the nearby intermodal logistics park …

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BNSF fined by labor department

December 17, 2010 by 2 Comments

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad has been ordered to pay a Kansas City, Kan.-based employee $95,096 following a whistleblower investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

The fine represents back wages, compensatory damages, attorney’s …

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City offers support to KDOT’s Homestead interchange plan

December 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Corbin H. Crable
chcrable@gardnernews.com

The city of Edgerton has officially voiced its support for the installation of a new interchange on Interstate 35 at Homestead Lane.

The Edgerton City Council, along with Johnson County, approved a joint letter of support …

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Notice to Proceed sparks intermodal discussion

November 23, 2010 by 1 Comment
Edgerton council members discussed a draft layout, pictured above, for the Homestead Lane/I-35 interchange during a meeting Nov. 18. The diverging diamond layout would be a first of its kind in Kansas. Rendering courtesy of city of Edgerton

Corbin H. Crable
chcrable@gardnernews.com

The ink on BNSF’s highly anticipated Notice to Proceed barely dry, Edgerton City Council members reviewed the intermodal project’s immediate future on Thursday.

A memo from City Administrator David Dillner laid out in detail the project’s …

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