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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. Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) Program was created in 1934 with the goal of helping businesses in the U.S. According to the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones (NAFTZ), in 2014, goods exported directly from U.S.

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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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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Foursquare launched there in 2009 and now has 20 million users. Key Incentives: Emerging Technology Fund, Enterprise Zones, Skills Development Fund, Renewable Energy Incentives, TX Industry Development Loan Program. million square feet of office space, 7.6 This year, BF was on hand at the event to find out more about it.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Tennessee — Alcoa Expands Auto Sheet Operation In Blount County

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Targeted Industries: Warehousing & Distribution, Headquarters & Back Office Operations, Data Centers, Call Centers, Manufacturing. As the market for raw aluminum weakened in 2009, Alcoa mothballed its Blount County smelting operation, laying off 450 workers. TeamHealth Adding 500 Jobs. Tennessee Gov.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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Companies located here include the University of Pittsburgh’s Roar Lab, UPMC’s Technology Development Center and Google’s new office. Over the summer, the company expanded into a 40,000-square-foot office in Larimer’s Bakery Square. We have an incubator for start-up companies with offices and wet labs.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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Since the Shovel Ready Program began in 2009, it has helped to draw projects like Geringhoff and many others to the region. said Geoff Schomacker, director of project development for the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA). To get ready, many states across the U.S.

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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.