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How One Nonprofit Housing Developer in Roanoke, Va., Is Restoring the Vacant Middle

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Most of our properties were built around the turn of the century when Roanoke was rapidly growing as a railroad hub. That light density increase is something that is usually all but nonexistent in post war neighborhoods with single-family zoning. However, Ms.

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$7M Grant To Help Tennessee Build Port Of Cates Landing Rail Extension 

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miles of rail to connect to nearby railroad and industrial park, promoting job creation in Tennessee’s most economically disadvantaged county. Federal BUILD grant will help construct 5.5 Read: $7M Grant To Help Tennessee Build Port Of Cates Landing Rail Extension at BusinessFacilities.com.

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150 North Riverside, Chicago, IL

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The waterfront land in the heart of Chicago’s prime real estate market went undeveloped for nearly a century due to site challenges including waterfront zoning, commuter railroad lines, city requirements for public right-of-way provisions and no existing utilities. . A Ground-Up Approach to Design.

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Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber of Commerce | Dyersburg, Tennessee

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Dyersburg/Dyer County Tennessee is centrally located on the I-69 corridor, featuring CN Railroad service, a new intermodal river port nearby, newly designated foreign trade zones, a “Deal Ready” speculative building and rail sites ready for development.

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Virginia Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Defense Production Zones: Virginia authorizes its communities to establish local defense production zones to benefit businesses engaged in the design, development or production of materials, components or equipment required to meet the needs of national defense. Each locality designs and administers its own program.

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FEATURE STORY: Game-Changer In The Heartland

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Located on 250 acres of land at ADM’s Decatur processing complex, the new intermodal ramp offers direct access to three Class I railroads and close proximity to four interstate highways and a major U.S. According to the American Association of Railroads, U.S. Decatur is also home to Foreign Trade Zone #245 and a U.S. 36 and U.S.

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Welding 101: 6 Different Types

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In Germany, thermite welding was used on railroads and gas welding and cutting were perfected during this era. The current flows through the flux coated welding electrode—the coating makes sure the weld zone isn’t exposed to air while the rod is melting. This rod is where “stick” welding gets its name from.

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