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MAY 27, 2014

The half-ton 2015 F-150 has been stealing the spotlight lately for its revolutionary aluminum body and new powertrains, but its big brother Super Duty remains a critical component of Ford’s overall truck strategy. When the line is operational in 2015, 750 newly-hired workers will produce some 50,000 Lexus ES 350s each year.

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MAY 17, 2016

The Site Development Grant program is part of Tennessee’s larger Rural Economic Development Fund, announced by Governor Bill Haslam in October 2015. The grants are intended to help rural communities overcome barriers to site certification and prepare them to receive and economic development project.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

There are 2-Class I railroads, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and the Union Pacific (UP) that serve the parish and a short line that accesses the major industrial areas. There is a four-lane interstate quality highway US 90 (future I-49) that parallels the railroads. The port is located about 12 miles south of the 4-lane.

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MARCH 3, 2016

The Bronze Award winner in BF ’s 2015 Economic Development Deal of the Year competition will generate an estimated $17.7 Louisiana has the most extensive network of pipelines in the nation, and offers unmatched supply-chain access to domestic markets via railroads and barges. In September, Taiwan-based Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. Construction began this year with completion of the first manufacturing buildings planned for 2015. From the September/October 2013 issue . To get ready, many states across the U.S.

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

Three Louisiana Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) schools, including one at Southern University at Shreveport, deliver technicians with required certificates and FAA certifications. The Air Industrial Park offers all utilities and infrastructure including multiple rail spurs from Kansas City Southern and Union Pacific Railroads.

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MARCH 8, 2016

For FY16 (July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016) EDD has received an appropriation of $50 million in LEDA CO. A certificate of eligibility must be obtained from the Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department to apply for this credit. The credit may be carried forward for four years from the date of the certificate of eligibility.

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