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Chiquita To Return Shipping Operations To Port Of New Orleans

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To secure the project, the State of Louisiana will provide Chiquita a performance-based incentive of $18.55 million in a port-owned distribution/ripening facility to be leased to Chiquita. per TEU (total value of $1.11 million to 1.45 The Port of New Orleans will invest $2.0

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Danos Selects Port Of Iberia, LA For New Manufacturing Facility

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The announcement accompanies the company’s approval of a 40-acre lease for the project by the port’s board of commissioners, with Danos beginning construction on a facility in the fourth quarter of 2014. Danos has announced the company’s selection of the Port of Iberia for a new $23.2

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

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A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF).

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, City Manager Chris Brady and Economic Development Director Bill Jabjiniak assisted Apple with its Foreign Trade Zone application to provide real and personal property tax relief for Apple’s investment in the Mesa site. Mesa also processed the required permits expeditiously.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Tennessee — Alcoa Expands Auto Sheet Operation In Blount County

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I have to think this secures our future for another 25 year cycle,” Alcoa Tennessee Operations Location Manager Ken McMillen said. The Megasite is immediately available; there are no flood zones on the site; it features low water tables and minimal wetlands. GDP (All Industry 2011): $266.5 Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S.

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

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Shovel Ready Silver certified sites means that its documentation is less than one year old and has proper zoning and infrastructure built to the property. The program requires that the designated sites go through a rigorous checkless to ensure they have all the necessary infrastructure, zoning and other characteristics needed for development.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Tennessee Initiates Site Certification Program

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A clear path to acquiring or leasing the property must be identified and documented. Similarly, information about the site such as its zoning, surrounding land uses, previous uses, and proximity to the flood plain are all information important to establishing and communicating the character and condition of the site to a prospect.”.