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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.” In comparison, railroads are in a much better position regarding infrastructure, equipment and personnel. Spending in the U.S. trillion in 2012, a 3.4

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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. 1 of America’s 10 Great Places to Live in August 2013.

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

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trillion dollars on logistics in 2013, a 2.3 percent in 2013 and 8.3 percent in 2014 due to stronger shipment volumes and inventory carrying charges that were up 2.1 percent in 2014 due to stronger shipment volumes and inventory carrying charges that were up 2.1 percent higher than the same time in 2013.

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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According to the Illinois Government News Network (IGNN), “In 2013, 3,000 families purchased homes through one of IHDA’s programs, generating 1,500 jobs and infusing $70 million into Illinois’ economy. were named to the 2013 “Inc. percent in 2013, down from 7.7 Both Paylocity and Aurico Reports, Inc. percent in 2012.

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

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And, in 2013, the 3,009-acre South Alabama Mega Site in Bay Minette as well as the 50-acre Loxley North Property on Baldwin County 49 earned AdvantageSite designations. The company has invested an additional $6 million and created 100 new jobs in addition to the 300 already announced in June 2013. Photo: flickr.com/photos/gdecd).

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

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From the September/October 2013 issue . We expect that this growth will continue into the future as the available existing building inventory shrinks and there is a greater need for vacant sites for new development,” said Gromberg. By Jenny Vickers. In order to attract new development, a community has to be prepared for it.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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Port Freeport commissioners and executives met for a full-day workshop in June to identify strategic planning objectives, which include completion by June 2013 of the first 800 feet of a 2,400 feet total berth space in the Port’s 90-acre Velasco Terminal, with a third-party investor being sought to finish build-out and handle terminal operations.

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