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Snapshots: 60 Seconds With Terry Gill, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

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UPS, which operates the Worldport air hub and Centennial ground hub in Louisville, tells us their presence has been a factor in locating 250 businesses in the greater Louisville area, representing more than 13,000 jobs and a $300 million-plus payroll. What are the requirements for this certification?

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Mississippi: A Winning Recipe

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Thanks to the state’s highly ranked one-stop permitting process, Continental Tire the Americas, LLC broke ground just 10 months after announcing the tire maker was locating in Hinds County, MS. Winston Plywood and Veneer held a grand opening for the company’s new $100 million manufacturing facility in Louisville.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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The Arizona team worked closely with Maricopa County’s air-quality department to obtain the required permits for Apple. Mesa also processed the required permits expeditiously. The program originally was designed to encourage a huge investment and job growth by Ford in Louisville, but Gov. million through the KJRA.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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The UPS Louisville hub is just two hours south by Interstate highway. Hendricks County is home to VULTC, Vincennes University Logistics Training Center offering a certification in logistics and materials handling. TUPELO/LEE FTZ: 15M SQ. Foreign-trade zones help U.S. companies overcome competitive disadvantages stemming from U.S.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Ford in June announced it will invest $900 million into its Kentucky Truck Plant (KTP) in Louisville to support production of the 2018 aluminum-alloy bodied Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition. When you are ready to invest, Peoria will provide a dedicated, in-house team for quick and consistent plan review, permitting and inspection.