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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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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. The rich timber resources make it home to Virginia-Carolina Wood Products that supplies both domestic and international markets with Class A lumber. Overall rail traffic was up 4.5

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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According to the Chicago Tribune , “The fund will award convertible notes initially ranging from $100,000 to $500,000 to early-stage Illinois-based companies working in renewable energy, energy efficiency, smart grid, next-generation transportation and water resource management. In late 2013, Gov. CHOOSE THE DUPAGE DIFFERENCE.

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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

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We selected Louisiana as the site for the state-of-the-art, steam-cracking facility and adjacent ethylene glycol plant due to the advantages of existing infrastructure, including access to competitive feedstock resources, as well as the distribution infrastructure and a skilled and well-trained workforce,” Chung said.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: MHC says starts rise in August; housing is.

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. “Through its real-estate arm, Sears…has listed on its website nearly 4,000 of its namesake and Kmart stores that have space for other merchants or retail operations to lease.” PSMJ Resources, Inc. Subscribe To PSMJ Resources, Inc. Importance of Human Resources. About PSMJ Resources. Newer Post.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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IEDC’s partnership with OCRA will better equip communities with the resources they need to realize the impact of the Shovel Ready program and accelerate the process of attracting new investment and jobs for Hoosiers,” said Eric Doden, president of the IEDC. A clear path to acquiring or leasing the property must be identified and documented.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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During construction of the new riverfront complex, IBM will be temporarily lease space at the Essen Centre office complex in Baton Rouge. a lunar resource company, announced the opening of a Propulsion Development Facility in Huntsville, that will be key to landing the world’s first commercial spacecraft on the Moon.

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