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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

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Production and packaging of liquid natural gas is the catalyst for the historic growth. The southwest side of Louisiana is in a strategic location with access to ports, airports, rail, the Intercoastal Canal, and America’s premier pipeline that helps to deliver industrial products across the country,” he said.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Nissan North America Expanding in Canton, MS

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Nissan is adding the Nissan Sentra compact vehicle to the plant’s production line-up, and the addition of the Sentra, along with an increase in production capacity, will create 1,000 new jobs at the central Mississippi plant and bring Nissan’s total employment in Canton to more than 4,500 workers.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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Consumers often remain ignorant of the process that it takes for products to reach their final state. The food processing industry works to convert raw materials, such as grains, dairy products and meats, to processed food. Food processing can improve the taste, look and demand of different food products. Indiana Lt.

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Advanced Energy Deduction & Advance Energy Tax Credit: Receipts from selling or leasing tangible personal property or services that are eligible generation plant costs to a person that holds an interest in a qualified generating facility are deductible from gross receipts and compensating tax. 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. In Arkansas, you will find: 1,000 miles of navigable waterways.

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Company eligibility: Companies that manufacture or produce a product in New Mexico. Alternative Energy Product Manufacturers Tax Credit: Manufacturers of certain alternative energy products may receive a tax credit not to exceed 5% of qualified expenditures for purchase of manufacturing equipment used in the manufacturing operation.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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made products overseas for export. production and distribution operations that rely on global supply chains to remain competitive. If the final product emerging from a FTZ is exported, no U.S. If the product is imported into the U.S., Ports provide the link for getting goods to consumers and transporting U.S.

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