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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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seaports continues to outperform the broader industrial market. The Village of Wheeling’s manufacturing base is anchored around its general aviation airport, Chicago Executive Airport, the third busiest in Chicagoland. Atlantic Aviation also renewed its commitment to the airport with a $750,000 remodel of its terminal at CEA.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. Certified shovel ready sites are in growing demand among companies and site selection consultants, and they are an increasingly popular tool for communities to attract new business and industry.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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The recent mega-mergers of major food companies like Kraft with Heinz and AB InBev with SABMiller are a sign consolidation of established companies but also an opportunity for new entrants to the market and cost-reduction throughout the industry. Not all of these acquisitions have worked out. ConAgra bought Ralcorp in 2012 for $6.8

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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The Memphis International Airport is home to the FedEx Superhub. The I-69 Corridor serves industry clusters including automotive, defense, aerospace, medical devices and green technology. The Corridor is home to major multi-modal sites and industrial parks offering high quality/high value industrial buildings and acreage.

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

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Industrial supplies represented the largest goods export category with a record $499.5 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) continues to expect net post-tax profits for the entire industry to fall from $7.9 Amazon recently announced that another one of its facilities would spring to life in Indiana as well.

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Advanced Manufacturing Industry: Dynamic Advancements

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While traditional manufacturing involved hard product industries that converted raw materials into finished products via manual or mechanized techniques (e.g., From East to West and in between, here are some locations that currently suit the advanced manufacturing industry and are looking to expand upon that success.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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million-square-foot building located on 83 acres near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. According to Mike Evans, executive director of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Industrial Development Board (IDB), state officials began the project recruitment about 18 months ago, with multiple locations throughout the state under consideration by Hankook.

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