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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The International Trade Administration’s report on the highest-volume exporters by metropolitan areas showed that Detroit exports exploded by 55 percent during 2009 and 2010, the most improved growth rate in the country. In 2012, the Detroit region ranked as the fourth largest export market in the U.S., ThermoCalc, TIMET, Trumpf, Inc.,

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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1,677 miles of class 1 railroads. There also is Arkansas’s state-of-the-art railroad infrastructure comprising three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway. Arkansas also has 22 smaller railroads operating over its more than 2,700 miles of track. 16,416 miles of state and U.S.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Naval Air Facility in Goodyear, now known as Phoenix/Goodyear Airport, was designated as an MRZ. 100 million has been allocated annually beginning in fiscal year 2009-2010 through 2016-2017 on a first-come first-served basis. Railroad Spurs. The deduction is 9 percent from 2010 on. In December 2002, the former U.S.

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