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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”

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Louisville International Airport is the home of UPS Worldport, which completed three expansions since 2003. Additional businesses are expected to take advantage of this outstanding location which is about 15 minutes from downtown Louisville, KY and only 20 minutes from the UPS World Hub and the Louisville International Airport.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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The Railroad sector was the big winner with a 15.3 million miles of public roads and two million miles of oil and natural gas pipelines. There are networks with 120,000 miles of major railroads, more than 25,000 miles of commercially navigable waterways and more than 5,000 public-use airports. fuel consumption dropped.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. DuPage County is accessible to the 52 railroads in Illinois, which makes the area the nation’s largest rail gateway, providing access to every state in the continental U.S. Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN.

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

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The riverfront complex is being built on the old Advocate newspaper site bordered by Main, North, Lafayette Street and River Road. Anchorage, AK held onto second place, followed by Louisville, KY, the North American hub for UPS. Total investment for the combined development is estimated to be $55 million. The approximately $30.5

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The 2008 announcement by then-owner Cerberus Capital Management that it would upgrade Jefferson North and expand its capacity by another 285,000 square feet almost immediately hit a huge bump in the road to recovery. It took a federal bailout and the acquisition of Chrysler by Italy’s Fiat to keep the third-largest U.S.

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