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

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

From the July/August 2013 issue . LED Economic Development Secretary Stephen Moret terms the arrangement “a comprehensive talent pipeline solution” (see Snapshots interview with Dr. Moret, also from the July/August 2013 issue). In the 2013 ranking, the U.S. By Business Facilities Staff. GLOBAL RANKINGS.

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ARTBA Forecasts 3% Growth in Transportation Spending

Construction Equipment

transportation construction infrastructure market is expected to show modest growth in 2013, increasing three percent from $126.5 Growth is expected in highway and street pavements, private work for driveways and parking lots, airport terminal and runway work, railroads, and port and waterway construction. billion to $130.3 read more

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NOLA Tops Logistics List, San Jose Leading IT Hub In BF’s 2013 Metro Rankings Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The Port of New Orleans, at the center of the world’s busiest port complex, took first place in Business Facilities’ Logistics Leaders (Ports) ranking in the magazine’s 2013 Metro Rankings Report. Anchorage, AK held onto second place, followed by Louisville, KY, the North American hub for UPS. Far West U.S. -

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FEATURE STORY: Game-Changer In The Heartland

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

From the September/October 2013 issue. Located on 250 acres of land at ADM’s Decatur processing complex, the new intermodal ramp offers direct access to three Class I railroads and close proximity to four interstate highways and a major U.S. According to the American Association of Railroads, U.S. Louis and Indianapolis.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

From the July/August 2013 issue. In January 2013, four Super Post-Panamax cranes became operational on the new container berth. In April 2013, P3 legislation was signed into law, providing the private sector with a stronger, more predictable and streamlined process for future P3 projects. In May 2013, CSX Transportation Inc.

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Tom Lyerla, the standard bearer

The Korte Company

A precedent for career goals had already been set in Tom’s family: working for the railroad. His father, a railroad engineer for the Cotton Belt Railroad. His grandfathers on both sides, railroad telegraphers. For Tom’s father, “the railroad was his life.” His uncle, a dispatcher for the Illinois Central.

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Four years!!! What happened?

Do

Yep, the last post was in 2013. Among them I've always had a passion for model railroads, and now that my nearly two year old son seems just as excited (I should add my 6.5 That all said I'm getting out of my armchair of having read Model Railroader for the past two decades and I'm actually going to do something about it!