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

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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. population. An estimated 38.4

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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 Adjacent to Kansas City Southern and Union Pacific Railroads and Interstates 20 and 49, companies at AeroPark are strategically located near some of the largest consumer markets in the South. Highway 165, U.S.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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trillion in 2012, a 3.4 percent in 2012, the industry’s delicate balance between supply and demand will likely be disrupted due to new regulations. This is a result of the industry’s $13 billion in capital spending in 2012, a 16.1 percent in 2012 and CSCMP believes rail is in position to take business from trucks and ships.

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

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percent increase over 2012. DuPage County is in close proximity to North America’s largest inland port, the Centerpoint Intermodal Center, which provides direct access to the BNSF logistics park and the Union Pacific Joliet Intermodal Terminal. supply chain. According to SoL, U.S. businesses spent approximately $1.39 percent in 2014.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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The Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority is Foreign Trade Zone 283 pursuant to the Grant of Authority issued by the US Foreign-Trade Zones Board in October 2012. Nine miles of rail, able to accommodate up to 250 railcars with rail served by Union Pacific, Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Kansas City Southern.

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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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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021

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With nearly a decade of experience in the AEC industry, Isabel began her career in Kansas City with Burns & McDonnell as an Environmental Engineer focusing on water and wastewater treatment and distribution design. . Civil Engineer and Project Manager. Boston, Massachusetts. Isabel is a champion for both technology and women.