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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. FINANCING & GRANTS. TAX INCENTIVES.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. In addition, the state has 22 smaller railroads operating over its more than 2,700 miles of track. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranked Little Rock no.

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

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3 in Aerospace/Defense Industry Leaders, no. Voters in Texas will be deciding in November whether to approve the State Water Implementation Fund, which will finance low-interest loans for regional water projects. Texas repeated as our top-ranked state for Best Business Climate; it also snared no. 2 in Data Center Leaders, no.

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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success

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WFSI, a Sauk Rapids company that does customized welding projects for the energy and defense industries, is adding 32 new jobs in that central Minnesota community. The region sits in the middle of major trucking, shipping and railroad systems, allowing goods to flow efficiently throughout the country.

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

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CPRT will secure private financing for the residential building, which will also be an asset of the WMF. Memphis’ five Class I railroads have in recent years invested more than $500 million in new or expanded rail systems, which already bring more than 200 trains through Memphis each day. The approximately $30.5

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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. Two Class 1 and one local railroad are important parts of the transportation system. and Ontario, Canada, with multi-modal transportation infrastructure that offers a wide range of distribution options.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. Terms for both are normally 10-20 years and can finance up to 100% of the project costs. ALABAMA - updated for 2014. They are: The Renewal Program.

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