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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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Thanks to a robust economy and strong workforce, Minnesota attracted more than 150 corporate expansion projects last year, many of them in the Twin Cities. Photo: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.). The state’s world-class mix of companies is one part of the Minnesota formula for success. jobless rate.

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

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“Shovel-ready certification is becoming popular nationally,” said John Rhodes, a leading national site-location consultant with Moran, Stahl & Boyer of Lakewood Ranch, Florida, who worked with the State of Minnesota on its Shovel Ready Program. MINNESOTA IS GETTING READY TO DIG SOME NEW GROWTH. Cloud, Minnesota.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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In 2001 the MRZ designation was renewed for the former Williams Air Force Base, now known as Williams Gateway Airport. Naval Air Facility in Goodyear, now known as Phoenix/Goodyear Airport, was designated as an MRZ. Railroad Spurs. Currently there are two MRZs in Arizona. In December 2002, the former U.S. TAX INCENTIVES.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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An ‘aviation development zone’ is any airport in Colorado that is a public-use facility designated by the FAA in its latest National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, which has registered with the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). The incentive takes effect July 1, 2012.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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states with service to all six Class I railroads, and offers more than 7,300 miles of oil pipeline and 11,200 miles of gas pipeline. and has four plants in Minnesota. The Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council also provided funding from its? $2 So evolved is Louisiana’s pipeline infrastructure that the state’s No.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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Lawrence Seaway System, it is part of over 2,300 miles of water transportation from Duluth, Minnesota to the Atlantic Ocean. The Oswego County Airport offers two 5,200-foot paved runways ideal for business, industry and private aviation. Syracuse Hancock International Airport is within minutes of Oswego County. Lawrence Seaway.