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How to plan your warehouse layout

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Easy access to transit is non-negotiable. America’s Central Port is a great example: In addition to integrating with existing roads and utilities, we also routinely collaborate with a railroad design team to build rail spurs serving new warehouses that connect to the six Class I railroads that meet in the region.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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via a 14,500-mile inland waterway system, six Class One railroads and a nexus of interstate highways, New Orleans is the port of choice for the movement of everything from steel, rubber and manufactured goods to commodities like coffee,” said Editor in Chief Jack Rogers. With its proximity to the center of the U.S.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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If the Department of the Interior approves the project as meeting federal guidelines, the next step in the process would be negotiating a contract with the Office of California Governor Jerry Brown. Barstow is where an eclectic mix of railroad, military, high technology, and mining employers have located.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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states with service to all six Class I railroads, and offers more than 7,300 miles of oil pipeline and 11,200 miles of gas pipeline. 26, 2013 Deseret news article. “It Minnesota also is in the process of negotiating contracts with grantees for its NextGen Energy program. times that of the Nos. The company reached $2.5

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

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McCallum Sweeney provides site selection and incentive negotiation services to leading companies worldwide and has been instrumental in many high-profile automotive and industrial relocations and expansions across the country. For more information on Duke Energy’s Site Readiness Program, visit www.considerthecarolinas.com/site-readiness.asp.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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The firm has signed new 20-year contracts with two large Japanese power companies to export liquefied natural gas from the facility and is reportedly in negotiations with a U.S. For companies requiring rail, Greenville can be accessed by virtually every major railroad line.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Funds may be provided for the construction and/or improvement of water lines & wastewater facilities, sewer lines, sewage treatment facilities, roadways, natural gas-line services, electric power services, railroad spurs, lighting, sidewalks and alternative power sources such as solar. Railroad Spurs. Natural Gas-Line Services.

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