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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. In addition, the state has 22 smaller railroads operating over its more than 2,700 miles of track. In Arkansas, you will find: 1,000 miles of navigable waterways.

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Tennessee Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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The fund aids companies in a variety of ways, including relocation expenses, temporary office space, capital improvements, retrofitting and other expenditures not previously covered by the current FastTrack infrastructure or job training grants. TAX INCENTIVES.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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Inspired by New Urbanism design principles, the complex will include an office building that will house the new IBM Services Center, as well as a separate, 11-story residential building with 95 river-view apartments and nine separate town homes. million office building will be funded by the State of Louisiana ($14.8

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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To meet demand, rails increased capacity with 1,300 new and rebuilt locomotives; 3,800 freight car purchases; and 700 new leased freight carts. Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. gateway where all six major Class-One North American railroads can interchange traffic.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Officers accept entries of merchandise, clear passengers, collect duties and enforce various provisions. It is accessible to barge traffic year round with slack water access to the barge berthing area and rail access to the Canadian National Railroad. federal government and conducts immigration policy and programs.

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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

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billion ethane cracker complex on the same 250 acres the MEG and headquarters office will be located. Working with our partners in the Louisiana governor’s office and Louisiana Economic Development, we’ve been able to get the attention of some of the world’s best companies. Generally these sites are leased.

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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Anchored by the privately owned and operated Decatur Rail and Intermodal Logistics Facility located on more than 250 acres, the Midwest Inland Port provides direct access to three Class I railroads (Norfolk Southern, Canadian National and the CSX). At Chicago Executive Airport (CEA), Atlantic Aviation completed construction of a new hangar.