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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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Retail accounts for more than $2 trillion in total GDP impact with consumer spending accounting for more than two-thirds of the U.S. The Tarpon Point Resort at Marina Village is home to a number of upscale retail shops and restaurants. By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Credit: City of Cape Coral). percent.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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These include transportation carriers of all kinds, as well as warehousing, distribution, third-party logistics services, manufacturers’ operations, retailers and distributers who may have their own distribution centers. The Joplin Metro area in southwest Missouri is in the center of North American markets.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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Maple Lodge Farms represents one of Brampton’s success stories, combining rich farming tradition, state-of-the-art, in-house processing technology and retail outlets, and exports throughout North America. These companies then process and package it for sale to retail and wholesale markets. million investment.

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Megabucks Park

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Louis Rams, who lured the original Los Angeles Rams to Missouri in 1995 after the St. In order to get the planetary gobs of financing needed for this mega-project to align, the NFL entertained bids from three existing franchises and accepted two of them. Thus we have the unveiling of the new $2.6-billion

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More than a headquarters: Deepening roots for Glik’s and Korte’s next generation

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Ralph Korte and Joe Glik, stewards of their own construction and retail legacies respectively, first crossed paths in the early 1970s. After building Glik’s retail locations in Missouri and Illinois across four decades, The Korte Company took on an even bigger venture for this century-old retailer: A new 50,000-square-foot headquarters.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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Nevada and Alabama rounded out the top five in Economic Growth Potential, followed by Utah, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri and Mississippi. This team will create technology solutions that will accelerate our commitment to becoming a best-in-class, omni-channel retailer and strengthen our associate and customer experiences.”.

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The benefits and drawbacks of mixed-use development

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Financing is another concern. As mixed-use developments become more popular, lenders become more willing to finance these projects. But they’re still comparatively more difficult to finance. For more information on how to approach financing your construction project, read our construction financing guide.

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