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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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From the July/August 2013 issue . During construction of the new riverfront complex, IBM will be temporarily lease space at the Essen Centre office complex in Baton Rouge. Houston (Zone 84) and El Paso (Zone 68) also shined in BF’s new ranking of top Foreign Trade Zones. By Business Facilities Staff.

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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 Freight shipment volumes started 2014 at or below 2013 levels, rose through the spring, dropped al little during summer, peaked during August and September, and finally fell close to where they started at the beginning of the year. According to SoL, U.S.

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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. Existing Foreign Trade Zone and U.S. percent in 2013, down from 7.7 percent in 2012.

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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 . Shovel Ready Silver certified sites means that its documentation is less than one year old and has proper zoning and infrastructure built to the property. We are now hopeful that by December 2013, we’ll have some of those sites that are officially certified and ready to market.”.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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From the July/August 2013 issue. In January 2013, four Super Post-Panamax cranes became operational on the new container berth. The P3 project is a 50-year agreement between the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) and Ports America Chesapeake to lease and operate the 200-acre Seagirt Marine Terminal. By Jenny Vickers.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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From the January/February 2013 issue. The federal Bureau of Land Management, which has subsurface mineral rights for much of the Monterey shale field, in December sold about 15 leases for thousands of acres of potential shale development in California. BARSTOW: ONWARD AND UPWARD IN 2013. By Robert Tilton. Last year, CA Gov.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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Construction of wind turbines set a record in 4Q 2013 with 10,900 megawatts of capacity being added; nationwide, nearly 50,000 turbines have been installed. Early estimates for 2013 production project that output in PA topped 3 trillion cubic feet last year. In November 2013, MidAmerican Energy Co. times that of the Nos.