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CoStar Creating 732 Jobs At Virginia R&D Center

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The new R&D center will create 732 new jobs and have a total economic impact of $250 million via direct local salaries, lease on the property, and capital improvements at the facility. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with the City of Richmond and the Greater Richmond Partnership to land the project.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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To meet demand, rails increased capacity with 1,300 new and rebuilt locomotives; 3,800 freight car purchases; and 700 new leased freight carts. billion investment by Dominion Virginia Power, which constructed a cutting-edge technology power plant. Source: Brunswick County, Virginia IDA). Overall rail traffic was up 4.5

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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Currently, the Port of Baltimore and Port of Virginia (in Norfolk) are the only East Coast ports that can accommodate the large ships. However, the competition is heating up as other ports build up their infrastructure and dredge their channels to get ready. PORT OF VIRGINIA: READY FOR POST-PANAMAX SINCE 2006.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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As indicated by our annual ranking of leading Post-Panamax Ready Ports (East Coast), currently, the Port of Virginia (in Norfolk) and the Port of Baltimore are the only East Coast ports that can accommodate the large ships. The Port of Virginia in Norfolk is the first port on the U.S.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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Highlights include the largest industrial spec development lease in the last five years in Broward County. s relocation of its forensics lab from Virginia to Peoria, where the company will continue to develop its proprietary DNA analysis technology. Population Less Than 50K. City of Rochester (NH).

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. ALABAMA - updated for 2014.

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FEATURE STORY: 2014 Economic Development Awards

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Since everyone has been bemoaning the decaying state of America’s bricks-and-mortar infrastructure, we decided to accentuate the positive by bestowing our new IT Infrastructure award on three metros that bucked the trend and took matters into their own hands. ACHIEVEMENT IN IT INFRASTRUCTURE.

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