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Business Report: Businesses Are Finding It’s Better In The Bluegrass State

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A recent plant upgrade at the General Motors Bowling Green Assembly Plant led to the production of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, named the 2014 North American Car of the year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Toyota is investing $530 million into its Georgetown, Ky., What about trains? by CNBC in 2012.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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Three Louisiana Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) schools, including one at Southern University at Shreveport, deliver technicians with required certificates and FAA certifications. The Air Industrial Park offers all utilities and infrastructure including multiple rail spurs from Kansas City Southern and Union Pacific Railroads.

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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“We’ve brought industries together with our technical and community colleges to create a state model that will enable students to attain specific certifications in high-demand industries,” Perry says. Perry signed the first measure in the nation requiring oil and gas companies to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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its access to highways, water, railroad, and cargo airports has made this region of the United States an ideal location for new businesses to succeed. Preferred often brings popcorn here from Nebraska via the railroad. The locally owned, short line railroad company provides facilities for them to unload the corn.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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The I-69 Corridor serves industry clusters including automotive, defense, aerospace, medical devices and green technology. Ivy Tech Community College has worked with the AML curricula to position the students for relevant certifications and associate degrees related to logistics. Great Lakes U.S.

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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A certificate of eligibility must be obtained from the Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department to apply for this credit. The credit may be carried forward for four years from the date of the certificate of eligibility. Certain green industries. Businesses in certain industries are not eligible (e.g.,

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Certain green industries. A certificate of eligibility must be obtained from the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department to apply for this credit. The credit may be carried forward for four years from the date of the certificate of eligibility. Businesses in certain industries are not eligible (e.g.,