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Business Facilities’ 10th Annual Rankings Report: Memphis, NOLA Are Logistics Leaders; Houston Is No. 1 In Use Of Renewable Energy

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Memphis, TN and New Orleans, LA continue their domination of logistics categories in Business Facilities 10th Annual Rankings Report. . Memphis, home to FedEx’s global shipping hub, again tops BF ‘s annual list of leading U.S. “Memphis has earned its designation as America’s Aerotropolis.”

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Winners in the Next Economy

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By Christina Meek, Greater Memphis Chamber. Liu, a Senior Fellow, Co-Director and Co-Founder of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program recently spoke at the Mid-South Aerotropolis Conference in Memphis, Tenn. Memphis has rebranded itself from America’s Distribution Center to Memphis: America’s Aerotropolis™.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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An airport of entry (AOE), usually designated with the word “international”, provides customs and immigration services for incoming flights. These services allow the airport to serve as an initial port of entry for foreign visitors arriving in a country. NASHVILLE ASCENDS: A CITY AND AIRPORT FLYING HIGH.

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

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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. But whether traveling by land, air, track or sea, locating in the right area can be a company’s biggest time and profit saver. Major metros such as Dallas, Kansas City, St.

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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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Endeavor Airlines, an executive jet line and Delta Air Lines subsidiary, moved its corporate headquarters from Memphis, Tenn., Paul International Airport. The region is a major transportation hub and travelers can reach any market in the country within three hours by air. to Bloomington, near the Minneapolis-St.

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The US Civil Rights Trail: How to plan a civil-rights themed road trip in the South

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Atlanta makes a good starting point because it’s easy to get to (it has the world’s busiest airport) and it’s also where King was born and raised. This interactive website lists more than 100 locations in 15 states, making it easier than ever to plan a civil rights-themed road trip through the region.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”

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Recently you may have heard that Indianapolis International Airport is offering daily nonstop flights to both Los Angeles and San Francisco. This development is fantastic news for West Coast travelers coming to Indiana, as well as nonstop connectivity for Hoosiers to L.A. By Dominique Cantelme. From the September/October 2013 issue.

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