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4 Best American-Made Work Boots

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Whether you need impact injury protection, electrical hazard protection, waterproofing, or other, American-made work boots can offer this and much more. Danner’s Rain Forest Men’s 100% full-grin leather Vibram Rubber sole Non-conductive electrical shock resistant heels and soles Goretex inner bootie, 100% waterproof. Check on Amazon.

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Lessons From the Hudson River PCB Cleanup Project | ENR.

ENR Construction

Photo Courtesy of General Electric. See the intricacies of General Electrics Hudson River dredging operation. The company had permits for most of its discharges. Wisconsins Fox River project, for example, started in 2009 and aims to remove or cap 3.8 Photo by AP/Wideworld. By Luke Abaffy.

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

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Fred Crawford with the Chilton County Industrial Development Board (IDB) said Chilton County is honored to have its first AdvantageSite, and said the site designation is a result of the teamwork between Central Alabama Electric Cooperative, the Chilton County IDB and Sain Associates. “We GETTING CERTIFIED IN WISCONSIN.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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VW is ramping up production at its new plant in Chattanooga, Nissan is rolling out the all-electric Leaf in Smyrna and General Motors has given a new mission to the former Saturn plant in Spring Hill. to not close its Thomas Products Division plant in Louisiana, but rather to expand it by moving production from Wisconsin.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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The wind turbines operating at Buffalo’s green energy complex on Lake Erie generate enough electricity to power roughly 15,000 homes; the turbines are under contract to a local utility, Constellation Energy Resources. The percentage of electricity generated by renewables continues to surge in the United States.

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Locations For The Food Processing Industry: The Food Puzzle

Business Facilities

At $242 million, the project is one of the largest investments of new operations by an overseas company in Wisconsin history. Another Wisconsin project was announced two months later when sausage company, Johnsonville, announced plans to expand its global corporate headquarters in Sheboygan Falls, WI.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

Business Facilities

Spokane’s Small Business Council is committed to working with area municipalities to streamline the permitting process for expansions or relocations to the region. Top products exported from the region were transportation equipment, machinery, except electrical, computer and electronics, and electrical equipment, appliance and components.

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