Day 29

Shawnee, KS

Oklahoma City, OK

14 HR 11 MIN

TRAVEL TIME

370 MI

DISTANCE

22 GAL

FUEL AMOUNT

123 kWh

ELECTRICITY USED

Wednesday 13 October 2021

Kansas & Oklahoma

Straddling the Missouri with a foot in each Kansas City

 

It would be easier to do The Road to 50 States if more big cities straddled state lines like Kansas City. The team began Day 29 on the Kansas side and paid a visit to TriRx Pharmaceutical Services in Shawnee. They'd had a damp start to the day but it brightened up for a drive through KCMO, and a visit to the historic City Market, where many visitors were picking up fresh produce and other enticing things on offer in shops and stalls. Adama began enticing quite a crowd by continuing his artwork on the Lamborghini, and the team got to discuss Kansas City and healthcare with a wide variety of new friends. The next state on the agenda was Oklahoma, so they headed back through Kansas and enjoyed more engagement with people at a Tesla charging station in Emporia. They even bumped into a gentleman who had spent over 30 years working at the Shawnee facility they had been at that morning. Their drive through the rest of The Wheat State was embellished by a beautiful sunset, which made for a great end to another great day.

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Mark Frohardt, Vice President Site Director at the TriRX Shawnee facility, talks to Nigel about the similarities between animal health and human health, and how the company leverages its broad spectrum of capabilities in Shawnee to serve the growing market.

Kansas Stats

Kansas
Kansas

State Capital

Topeka

State Motto

Ad astra per aspera (To the stars through difficulties)

State Nickname

The Sunflower State

Largest City

Wichita

Population

2.9M

Total Covid Cases

322K

Total Vaccinated

1.25M (42.7%)

Most Prescribed Drug

Lisinopril

Oklahoma Stats

Oklahoma
Oklahoma

State Capital

Oklahoma City

State Motto

Labor omnia vincit (Labor conquers all things)

State Nickname

The Sooner State

Largest City

Oklahoma City

Population

3.9M

Total Covid Cases

464K

Total Vaccinated

1.56M (39.3%)

Most Prescribed Drug

Lisinopril