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Business Report: Businesses Are Finding It’s Better In The Bluegrass State

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In the second quarter of 2013, Kentucky ranked first nationally in the number of new businesses reported—a six percent increase over the same period in 2012. Kentucky has 2,760 rail miles and is a center for railroad giants: CSX, Canadian National, and Norfolk Southern. by CNBC in 2012. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

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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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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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From the September/October 2012 issue. The Railroad sector was the big winner with a 15.3 billion in 2011 to $3 billion in 2012, which is just 0.5 There are networks with 120,000 miles of major railroads, more than 25,000 miles of commercially navigable waterways and more than 5,000 public-use airports.

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

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are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. In September 2012, German agricultural machinery manufacturer Geringhoff Worldwide announced plans to invest over $20 million in a new manufacturing facility in St. And it’s working.”. Cloud, Minnesota.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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For 2012, the top 100 Aero/Defense companies reported a record-setting $695 billion in revenue and $59.8 Three Louisiana Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) schools, including one at Southern University at Shreveport, deliver technicians with required certificates and FAA certifications. billion in operating profit.

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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Perry ambled out of his office to accept our 2012 State of the Year Award last spring and then spent nearly an hour explaining his economic development strategy to us, face-to-face. Perry signed the first measure in the nation requiring oil and gas companies to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing.

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

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states have launched site certification programs with the goal of helping communities prepare available sites for investment and expansion. The latest designation happened in April, when the Fairhope Airport Industrial Park in Baldwin County received the AdvantageSite certification. SPOKANE COUNTY, WA: REGIONAL SITE CERTIFICATION.

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