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5 Best Railroad Work Boots

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If you are one of the many professionals that work for the railroads, you know well enough the challenges and issues regarding personal safety that you face every day you go to work. Railroad professionals deal with the heaviest of machinery daily, so good PPE is a given and this includes a good pair of protective work boots. 

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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One of the fastest growing trends in the site selection business is the demand for certified industrial sites. Companies looking to build new facilities want sites that are ready to go and relatively risk free. ALABAMA SITES ARE READY FOR JOB-CREATING GROWTH. Across the U.S., million in capital investments.

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Steel Dynamics Chooses Texas For New Flat Roll Steel Mill

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has named Sinton, TX, as the site for the company’s previously announced new state-of-the-art, electric-arc-furnace (EAF) flat roll steel mill. Final determination is still subject to the anticipated receipt of necessary permits and continued state and local government support, which the company expects to be forthcoming.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: Managing Risk in Public Works

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There is a prescribed process for complying with the environmental permitting process. Railroads are particularly problematic. Across all of North America railroad permitting is a common challenge. If a project requires coordination with a railroad, allow substantial extra time and budget. Site Meter.

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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

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We selected Louisiana as the site for the state-of-the-art, steam-cracking facility and adjacent ethylene glycol plant due to the advantages of existing infrastructure, including access to competitive feedstock resources, as well as the distribution infrastructure and a skilled and well-trained workforce,” Chung said.

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Louisiana Economic Development Wins Deal of the Year: Bronze Award

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billion ethylene production complex on a 1,000-acre Greenfield site in St. Louisiana has the most extensive network of pipelines in the nation, and offers unmatched supply-chain access to domestic markets via railroads and barges. In September, Taiwan-based Formosa Petrochemical Corp. FPCC) announced it will build a $9.4-billion

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Virginia Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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For a list of Virginia economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide. Qualified businesses locating or expanding operations in a zone may receive local permit and user fee waivers, local tax incentives, special zoning treatment or exemption from ordinances.