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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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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. In 2010, both sales and production in China topped 18 million units, with 13.76 The office building is scheduled for completion by spring 2015 with the residential complex following in the summer.

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

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Shovel Ready Iowa, the very first program to be established in the state, was developed from 2008 to 2010 by the Iowa City Area Development Group (ICAD Group) and its regional and state partners in seven Eastern Iowa/Southeastern Iowa counties. A clear path to acquiring or leasing the property must be identified and documented.

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

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At the same time, total construction remains on track to register a moderate decline for 2011 as a whole, after leveling off in 2010. from August 2010; permits, a reliable indicator of near-term single family construction, rose 2.5% ► 2010. (19). Single-family starts dipped 1.4% from July’s level and 2.3% and 22%.

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

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The federal Bureau of Land Management, which has subsurface mineral rights for much of the Monterey shale field, in December sold about 15 leases for thousands of acres of potential shale development in California. As of the 2010 census, the median income levels for the Barstow area had increased around 37% to $48,042.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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The P3 project is a 50-year agreement between the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) and Ports America Chesapeake to lease and operate the 200-acre Seagirt Marine Terminal. The Port currently has service by two Class I railroads, Norfolk Southern and CSX—both offer double-stack service to critical manufacturing and population centers.

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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The Black Forest Industrial Park, a 52-acre AdvantageSite in Ozark, AL, features a 29,580-square-foot building that is for sale or lease and can be adapted to clients’ specifications. The park also has a 29,580-square foot spec building that is for sale or lease and can be finished to the clients’ specifications.

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