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State Focus – Kansas: The Sunflower State Is Blooming and Booming

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K nown as the Sunflower State, Kansas boasts a highly skilled workforce, outstanding infrastructure, low operating costs and a location in the heart of America. Leaders in these sectors and in many others have decided that the best place to invest in their future growth is Kansas. That capacity places Kansas in the top 10 in the U.S.,

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LOCATION FOCUS: Kansas – Diversification From The Ground Up

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Kansas offers a diverse economy perfect for your business. International companies like Mars, Caterpillar, AMC Theatres, Cerner, Teva, Rubbermaid, Spirit Aerosystems and Cargill all have a Kansas address because they saw the advantages: Competitive financial incentives. Take a look at Kansas. By Shana Daley.

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Crystal Ball 2013

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Supreme Court strikes down Voting Rights Act, rules union members get 3/5ths vote. – During Oval Office meeting with Egyptian President Morsi, President Obama issues decree suspending Congress, eliminating cigarette taxes. . – Vladimir Putin loses three fingers ice fishing for barracuda bare-chested in Siberia. – U.S.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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From New Mexico, it’s possible to reach Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Utah within one day’s trucking, and California markets in two days. Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway are among those serving the state and provide transportation of raw materials and finished products throughout the nation.

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

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Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. That represents 42 percent of the total U.S.

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COMMUNITY PROFILE: Opportunity Knocks in Southwest Louisiana

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Rail service is provided by Union Pacific, Burlington Northern, Santa Fe and Kansas City Southern. In an effort to expedite the needs of investors and companies searching for property to build office space, production facilities and warehouses, Entergy Corporation developed the Louisiana Site Selection Center.

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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The federal government and the European Union provide additional double-figure million Euro funding. The park has been expanded in 2001, 2006 and 2011 and now offers 18,000 square meters of laboratory, office and storage space for companies and institutes. The leverage effect generated a further 45 million in private investment.

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