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Port of South Louisiana: Your Key to the World

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The Port of South Louisiana is not only the #1 grain exporter in the United States, distributing over 50 percent of the nation’s grain, but also the highest ranked exporter in North America. billion in income, $14.4 The resident industry within the Port includes companies in the petrochemical, fertilizer, and logistics trades.

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STATE FOCUS: Kansas Focuses On The All-Around

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The state recognizes that small businesses are critical to the economy and recently eliminated income taxes for many small organizations. In addition, the state offers a payroll withholding tax retention program and sales tax exemptions and recently lowered personal income taxes. railroad miles. percent of all U.S.

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How One Nonprofit Housing Developer in Roanoke, Va., Is Restoring the Vacant Middle

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Most of our properties were built around the turn of the century when Roanoke was rapidly growing as a railroad hub. How One Nonprofit Housing Developer in Roanoke, Va., is working to ensure historic preservation is a part of the Missing Middle Housing movement. However, Ms. Historic preservation needs to be a part of the conversation.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. In addition, the state has 22 smaller railroads operating over its more than 2,700 miles of track. In Arkansas, you will find: 1,000 miles of navigable waterways.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: The Process of Food

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Barilla America, which produces the nation’s #1 brand of pasta, selected Avon, NY for its $100-million manufacturing and distribution center after a site-selector led search of 54 locations in 13 states. million of infrastructure (roads, water, sewer, lighting and a railroad siding) was constructed at no cost to local taxpayers.

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The Process of Food

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Barilla America, which produces the nation’s #1 brand of pasta, selected Avon, NY for its $100-million manufacturing and distribution center after a site-selector led search of 54 locations in 13 states. million of infrastructure (roads, water, sewer, lighting and a railroad siding) was constructed at no cost to local taxpayers.

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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Arlington Heights is a growing, thriving community just northwest of Chicago, home to 76,000 residents with an average household income of $95,000. Located in the heart of the Midwest and serving as the Agri-business center of America, Decatur, Illinois is poised for its most significant economic development in more than 50 years.