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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. Its proximity to O’Hare International Airport means that residents and businesses alike have direct, non-stop access to 200 destinations worldwide through 1,400 daily departures.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Nissan North America Expanding in Canton, MS

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Rolls-Royce North America opened its first outdoor jet engine testing facility at Stennis Space Center in 2007, and it was the company’s first outdoor jet engine test stand to be located outside the United Kingdom. The project represents a company investment of approximately $50 million and will create 35 jobs.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Stafford County – Where Connectivity And Opportunity Intersect

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The county is situated along I-95 with 5 interstate interchanges and it is within an easy drive to four major airports—Dulles, Reagan National, Baltimore Washington International and Richmond. Stafford Regional Airport recently opened a new 10,000-square-foot terminal. Leases range from 5,000 square feet to complete buildings.

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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. Between 2002 and 2007, China’s national automobile market grew by an average of 21 percent, or one million vehicles year-on-year. By 2000, China was producing over two million vehicles.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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million-square-foot building located on 83 acres near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. million in state and local performance-based grants (to assist IBM with facility lease costs, building operating costs; workforce recruitment, relocation and internal training costs; and payroll incentives). manufacturing.”

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More than a million travellers visit the Maldives each year. Here’s what they don’t see

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There are not too many airports in the world where you can walk outside the terminal at 10pm, cross the road and board a speedboat, a la James Bond. Built in 2007, it has all the classic beauty of an antique dhoni with the best that contemporary boats offer. While more than 1.5 TO THE ISLAND.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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These combined projects will result in more than $221 million in new capital investment, 1000 new jobs, 2,000 retained jobs and more than 423,000 square feet of newly constructed or leased space. In 2007, Gov. Café Select, the new airport-managed coffee shop, opened for business on March 5. SUGAR LAND’S REGIONAL AIR HUB.

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