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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Located on the lower Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, the Port of South Louisiana, Grantee FTZ 124, is a multi-modal port with deep water access, three trunk line railroads, easy access to Interstates and major highways and the Port’s Executive Regional Airport. For more information visit www.portlc.com.

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

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A central element of the public-private partnership involved in securing the IBM center is the construction of a mixed-use, riverfront complex that will be developed by Commercial Properties Realty Trust (CPRT), a real estate investment trust that manages and develops property holdings of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF). space program.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”

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Since 2001, the number of jobs in the U.S. The City of Tell City hosts the Perry County Port Authority (PCPA), which operates the Hoosier Southern Railroad connecting the Tell City River Port to the Norfolk Southern Railroad. For a growing number of companies, the answer is Hendricks County, just west of Indianapolis.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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Updated May 9, 2001. Barstow is where an eclectic mix of railroad, military, high technology, and mining employers have located. Encompassing over 111 square miles, Hesperia’s sphere of influence extends to hundreds of prime industrial/commercially-zoned acres along the desirable north-south frontage of Interstate 15.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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A major incentive is the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF), which is designed to expedite the development and commercialization of new technologies and to attract and create jobs in technology fields. In the decade encompassing 2001 to 2011, Midland, TX, had the highest annual average growth rate in the nation at 9.1 billion to $12.7

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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The Ben Franklin Technology Center of Central and Northern Pennsylvania was awarded a $750,000 Discovered in PA—Developed in PA (D2PA) grant to support the Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization project. The initiative will focus on the commercialization of emerging technologies that increase the value of natural gas utilization.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Alabama Economic Development Loan Program: The state has more than 2,300 commercial lending sources with assets of over $61.3 The Alabama Economic Development Loan Program is used to work with commercial lenders for projects in non-entitlement communities. Currently there are two MRZs in Arizona. In December 2002, the former U.S.

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