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BUSINESS REPORT: EC Railway, Port Everglades Join Forces on Intermodal

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Population (2011 Est.): 19,057,542. Largest Cities (2011): Jacksonville, 827,908; Miami, 408,750; Tampa, 346,037; St. GDP (All Industry 2011): $754.2 FEC signed a lease agreement with Broward County in March 2012 to build and operate the intermodal facility for 30 years. FLORIDA FAST FACTS. Petersburg, 244,997.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Nissan North America Expanding in Canton, MS

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The Canton facility currently produces the Altima, Armada SUV, Titan pickup truck and NV commercial van, and Nissan is preparing to start production of the Frontier pickup and Xterra SUV models in Canton this fall, as well, following an April 2011 announcement that the company would be moving production of these two models to Canton.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Hat World Puts Expanded Headquarters In Zionsville, IN

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million to construct and equip a 150,000 square-foot office to house its headquarter operations at the Creekside Corporate Park in Zionsville, as well as lease more than 600,000 square feet of additional warehouse space in Indianapolis. The company will begin filling new production jobs at these four Indiana locations early this year.

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State Focus: New York – Accelerating Biotech Innovation In The Empire State

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One of the prime reasons for Islip’s attractiveness to local, national, and international businesses is the proximity these businesses have to Long Island— MacArthur Airport (LIMA), which the Federal Aviation Administration has defined as being on-par with LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy Airport.

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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. While most of the cars manufactured in China are sold within China, exports reached 814,300 units in 2011. and Japan combined. Mbps to 345 Kbps. Mbps, followed by Switzerland with 34.2

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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After more than 18 years of planning, work finally began in late January on a new, 8,000-foot-long runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Runway 9R-27L, located on the south side of the airport and running parallel to Griffin Road, is now being rehabilitated and lengthened. million passengers annually.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Tennessee Initiates Site Certification Program

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A clear path to acquiring or leasing the property must be identified and documented. The ECD began looking intently at developing a site certification program in August 2011. It is important to recognize the value that the level of preparedness offers and to understand that this has benefits to both urban and rural areas alike.”.