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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. Union Pacific operates major yards in Little Rock and Pine Bluff, along with a locomotive repair facility in North Little Rock. 16,416 miles of state and U.S.

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9 Best Work Boot Brands History, Values & Iconic Boots

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Ariat was established in 1993 by Beth Cross and Pam Parker in Union City, California. First established with a focus on quality workwear, clothing for railroad workers is now popular among construction workers, miners, hunters, farmers and people working outdoors, and one of the largest workwear clothing manufacturers in the world !

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

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via a 14,500-mile inland waterway system, six Class One railroads and a nexus of interstate highways, New Orleans is the port of choice for the movement of everything from steel, rubber and manufactured goods to commodities like coffee,” said Editor in Chief Jack Rogers. With its proximity to the center of the U.S.

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Battle of Bayonne

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At 1,675 feet, the arch was more than twice as long as the previous record-holder, the Hell Gate Railroad Bridge in New York City. Chris Christie in 2010 after he decided NJ’s share of the cost was grossly underestimated. The Bayonne Bridge was the world’s longest steel-arch bridge for 45 years. Christie, Sen.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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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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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% “Union Pacific plans to invest approximately $3.3 ► 2010. (19). and 22%. .”

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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., Names Innovation Hubs.

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