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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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The Decatur airport provides another important transportation option; with runways of 8,500 feet in length and 150 feet wide the airport is capable of handling large freight carrying aircraft. Abundant natural resources mean the state is a net exporter of electricity, which is reflected in the price of natural gas and electricity.

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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

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The southwest side of Louisiana is in a strategic location with access to ports, airports, rail, the Intercoastal Canal, and America’s premier pipeline that helps to deliver industrial products across the country,” he said. The parish has a Municipal Airport with a 5,000 foot instrument landing runway capable of handling a 737 aircraft.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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After more than 18 years of planning, work finally began in late January on a new, 8,000-foot-long runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Runway 9R-27L, located on the south side of the airport and running parallel to Griffin Road, is now being rehabilitated and lengthened. million passengers annually.

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Illinois Revives Premier Corporate Tax Incentives

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Wheeling is also experiencing significant investment in its airport. Chicago Executive Airport links Wheeling to the world, with international visitors from India to Canada to South America regularly traveling through the airport. O’Hare airport is directly accessible via I-294, 20 minutes from town.

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Steel Bar Processor Investing $36.9 Million to Locate in Porter County

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million to develop a greenfield site at the Airport Industrial Park in Valparaiso. As part of processing, the steel will go through cleaning, drawing, cutting, straightening, testing and bundling before being shipped to automotive, agricultural, off-road equipment, hydraulic and tool making customers. “We

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Steel Bar Processor Investing $36.9 Million to Locate in Porter County

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million to develop a greenfield site at the Airport Industrial Park in Valparaiso. As part of processing, the steel will go through cleaning, drawing, cutting, straightening, testing and bundling before being shipped to automotive, agricultural, off-road equipment, hydraulic and tool making customers. “We

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Location Focus: Washington – Scenic Vistas And Soaring Industry Side By Side

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More than 20 states had aggressively courted the aerospace giant when in the midst of negotiating a new contract with the Machinist’s Union it signaled it was willing to consider relocation its primary assembly facilities. Inslee praised the union workers who approved the new contract that sealed the state’s long-term deal with Boeing.