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

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1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. The Arkansas River dissects the state from the northwest to the southeast, while the Mississippi River borders the state’s eastern edge. Ports along the Mississippi River are in Osceola, West Memphis and McGehee. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranked Little Rock no.

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

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CPRT will secure private financing for the residential building, which will also be an asset of the WMF. Equally vital to the city’s strength as a logistics hub are its superior road and rail networks and its port on the Mississippi River. The approximately $30.5 million office building will be funded by the State of Louisiana ($14.8

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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Additionally, the four county-wide economic development partners can assist companies not eligible for Next Michigan with other incentives, financing, workforce hiring and training, site selection, lean implementation, and marketing including government procurement. The Corridor offers export assistance and Foreign Trade Zones.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. Terms for both are normally 10-20 years and can finance up to 100% of the project costs. ALABAMA - updated for 2014. They are: The Renewal Program.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. Terms for both are normally 10-20 years and can finance up to 100 percent of the project costs. It allows for the construction of roads, bridges, etc.

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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. 2-5 states (Ohio, 0.250; Mississippi, 0.233; Pennsylvania, 0.223; and Texas, 0.210), according to the U.S. The project is self-financed by Solaro Energy President and CEO Dennis Grubb.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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1,677 miles of class 1 railroads. There also is Arkansas’s state-of-the-art railroad infrastructure comprising three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway. Arkansas also has 22 smaller railroads operating over its more than 2,700 miles of track. 16,416 miles of state and U.S.