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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 The United States has the largest freight transportation system in the world. 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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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

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billion monoethylene glycol—or MEG—plant at the junction of United States Interstate 10 and 210. There are 2-Class I railroads, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and the Union Pacific (UP) that serve the parish and a short line that accesses the major industrial areas. Photo: SWLA).

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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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The state’s world-class mix of companies is one part of the Minnesota formula for success. The state has 18 Fortune 500 companies specializing in areas such as health care, financial services, retail and food production. Of the major life science markets in the United States, Greater MSP has the second lowest operating costs.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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The Port currently has service by two Class I railroads, Norfolk Southern and CSX—both offer double-stack service to critical manufacturing and population centers. At 1,675 feet, the arch was more than twice as long as the previous record-holder, the Hell Gate Railroad Bridge in New York City.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: The Process of Food

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Food manufacturing is one of the United States’ largest manufacturing sectors and the demand for processed food tends to be less susceptible to fluctuating economic conditions than other industries. million of infrastructure (roads, water, sewer, lighting and a railroad siding) was constructed at no cost to local taxpayers.

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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To be eligible, the fuel sold must be used or loaded by a common carrier that: After July 1, 2011, made a capital investment of $100 million or more in new construction or renovations at the railroad locomotive refueling facility in which the fuel is loaded or used; or. agriculture, construction, gambling, health care and retail).

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Non-retail service companies that export a substantial% age of services out of state (50% or more revenues and/or customer base). Receipts from the provision of research, development, testing and evaluation services for the United States Air Force Operationally Responsive Space Program. Certain green industries.