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10-Year Plan Upgrades Natural Gas Infrastructure, Creates Jobs For Illinois

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To leverage abundant natural gas supplies and low wholesale costs, Illinois employer and labor organizations and Ameren Illinois outlined details of a legislative proposal to accelerate the modernization of Illinois’ aging natural gas delivery infrastructure while maintaining Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) regulatory oversight.

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Magnolia LNG Announces $2.2 Billion Export Facility In Louisiana

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Southwest Louisiana’s attractive infrastructure and strong workforce made Lake Charles an ideal location for our planned facility,” Brand said. “We We especially want to thank the Port of Lake Charles Commission for their partnership in identifying such an ideal location for this project. venture by 2015.”. venture by 2015.”.

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Benteler Steel/Tube Break Ground At Port Of Caddo-Bossler In Louisiana

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Benteler considered building this new project in a dozen other states, but chose Louisiana because we are in the heart of America’s energy corridor and because we have a strong business climate, world-class shipping infrastructure and the best workers in the world. Benteler’s analysis of Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) markets in the U.S.

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Benteler Steel To Build Plant At Port Of Caddo-Bossier, LA

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Benteler considered building this new project in a dozen other states, but chose Louisiana because we are in the heart of America’s energy corridor, have one of the best business climates in the country, have a world-class transportation infrastructure, and because we have the best workers in the world.

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COMMUNITY PROFILE: Opportunity Knocks in Southwest Louisiana

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SWLA’s transportation infrastructure is keeping pace with surging development needs. From the September/October 2013 issue. I can’t imagine projects like Sasol and Cheniere would exist without the kind of pipeline infrastructure that we have today. Credit: Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance). By Eric Cormier.

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Smart Grid Program Supported More Than 3,000 Jobs In Second Quarter

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ComEd announced that work related to the Smart Grid program resulted in more than 3,000 full-time equivalent jobs in the second quarter of 2013. The increase can be attributed to the continued ramp-up in infrastructure and smart meter investments. The Smart Grid law passed in 2011 authorized ComEd to invest $2.6

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

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From the September/October 2013 issue. Rick Perry of Texas for the September/October 2013 issue of Business Facilities , we assumed our encounter would be similar to the informal yet highly informative session we had with him in May at the State Capital in Austin. Texas Governor Rick Perry. By Jack Rogers.

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