Remove Louisville Remove Retail Remove Roads
article thumbnail

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

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

million miles of public roads and two million miles of oil and natural gas pipelines. The highway network consists of four million miles of roads and streets with about 600,000 bridges and the transit system is operated by more than 5,000 public transportation systems with 129,000 active service vehicles. It is comprised of 3.9

article thumbnail

COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

We wish we could tell you that most locations are mobilizing to fix the nation’s crumbling roads, bridges and dams; unfortunately, the opposite seems to be true: the United States received an overall grade of D+ in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) annual assessment, our starting point for BF’s evaluation.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

As part of its portion of $72 million in state incentives for Hankook, the Tennessee Department of Transportation has pledged infrastructure improvements including widening interstate exit ramps and creating a five-lane access road to the Corporate Business Park’s southern entrance near the site of the new plant.

Deals 107
article thumbnail

INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The new facility will include 15,000-square feet of hangar space and 3,000-square feet of office complex on the north side of Tower Road. This service can remove about 700 trucks from the highways with each barge movement, making a major contribution to improving the air quality, safety and road capacity for our region.

article thumbnail

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

Business Facilities

It is what has allowed the organization to attract the variety of businesses that make up their diverse economy—from technology to manufacturing, retail, warehousing, healthcare and more. Without applying for, or accepting any tax incentives, Shorr Packaging chose a location on Ferry Road between Route 59 and Eola Road.

Roads 41
article thumbnail

Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

Business Facilities

Gilbert is aggressively moving forward with a daring plan to revive two square miles of property with a variety of commercial enterprises, including hotels, casinos and retail stores. Lexington is a diversified growth engine for health and educational services, technology, retail trade, and manufacturing.

Metro 111
article thumbnail

Logistics: No Drivers Needed

Business Facilities

A major logistics trend on the rise is autonomous road transportation—no drivers needed. Indiana’s easy access and unmatched road, rail and waterway connectivity make the state a logistics hub and prime location for distribution centers, which need to get products to every corner of the nation quickly and efficiently.