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NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Located on 250 acres of land at ADM’s Decatur processing complex, the new intermodal ramp offers direct access to three Class I railroads and close proximity to four interstate highways and a major U.S. According to the American Association of Railroads, U.S. Decatur is also home to Foreign Trade Zone #245 and a U.S. 36 and U.S.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Since the Shovel Ready Program began in 2009, it has helped to draw projects like Geringhoff and many others to the region. Shovel Ready Silver certified sites means that its documentation is less than one year old and has proper zoning and infrastructure built to the property. To get ready, many states across the U.S.

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JANUARY 14, 2014

DHL has invested more than $87 million since 2010, making CVG DHL’s primary stateside air hub. Several sites within Hendricks County are foreign trade zones, too. This ability to draw workers from multiple regions, and still have a reasonable commuting distance, allows an employer to have more selection in drawing a skilled workforce.

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

billion in 2010. Census Bureau reported that Texas added more than 420,000 people from 2010 to 2011, a larger increase than any other state, providing nearly 19 percent of the nation’s population growth for the year. Facebook opened its Austin office in May 2010 and doubled the facility’s size in October 2011. billion, up 20.7

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MARCH 21, 2014

ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. ENTERPRISE ZONES: Businesses located within the boundaries of an EZ are eligible for tax credits. LAMBRA zones are a companion to EZs.

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JUNE 19, 2014

Since its inception in 2008, the program has recognized 47 active AdvantageSite locations in the state after meeting guidelines such as utility and environmental standards, size, zoning and accessibility. Overall, 17 projects have located on sites with AdvantageSite designations, representing the creation of more than 3,400 jobs and $718.7

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APRIL 8, 2014

states with service to all six Class I railroads, and offers more than 7,300 miles of oil pipeline and 11,200 miles of gas pipeline. The wind boom in Texas was assisted by the expansion of the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS), use of designated Competitive Renewable Energy Zones and expedited transmission grid construction.

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