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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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“Slow economic growth has kept the percentage low, but the supply chain sector has made great strides in productivity, asset utilization and inventory management in the past three years.” trillion in 2012, a 3.4 trillion in 2012, a 3.4 This is a result of the industry’s $13 billion in capital spending in 2012, a 16.1

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

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From the September/October 2012 issue. Logistics incorporates the complexity of integrating information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling and packaging. business logistics costs include three main categories: Inventory Carrying, Transportation and Administration. By Dominique Cantelme.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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From the September/October 2012 issue. In a national economy still recovering from a recession, Texas has forged ahead of the pack as a result of a superior business climate, ranking as the “Best State for Business” by Chief Executive Magazine for the eighth straight year in 2012. By Dominique Cantelme. Saudi Refining, Inc. (a

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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percent increase over 2012. percent in 2014 due to stronger shipment volumes and inventory carrying charges that were up 2.1 Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. gateway where all six major Class-One North American railroads can interchange traffic. supply chain.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Inventory is exempt from property tax. In 2012 AIDT became a division of the Alabama Department of Commerce. Includes expenditures incurred for work performed after June 1, 2012 and before July 1, 2016. Bond proceeds cannot be used for working capital or inventory. The program has $18 million in funds as of October 2012.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Loan proceeds are to be used for working capital, inventory, equipment purchase, and real property improvements but cannot be used for refinancing of existing debt or outstanding debt payments. Funds may be used to acquire equipment, make leasehold improvements, purchase recycled raw materials and inventory or acquire real property.

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