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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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From the March/April 2014 issue. percent in 2012, the industry’s delicate balance between supply and demand will likely be disrupted due to new regulations. In comparison, railroads are in a much better position regarding infrastructure, equipment and personnel. By Business Facilities Editorial Staff. Subsequently, the U.S.

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7 Best Hard Hat Suspension to Protect Your Head

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2014, Type 1, Class E, G, and C standards., 1-2014 requirements for type 1 Class G & C, or C. 2014 (Class G) Compliant. It is class G safety regulations “ANSI/ISEA Z89.1-2014”. that specialized in building railroads and buildings, as well as the Hoover Dam, made hard hats mandatory for their employees.

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Seismic Side Effects

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Barely two months into 2014, 59 quakes of 2.0 Late last month, a group of area residents said they’d had enough: 100 of them turned up at a meeting of the Texas Railroad Commission in Austin to protest the situation (the TRC regulates mineral energy production in Texas). or greater on the Richter Scale.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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It is here that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) enforces the import and export laws and regulations of the U.S. According to the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones (NAFTZ), in 2014, goods exported directly from U.S. billion in 2014, accounting for 12.1 made products overseas for export. FTZs jumped 24.8

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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Its stable marketplace offers competitive energy prices, streamlined regulations and a low-risk investment climate. its access to highways, water, railroad, and cargo airports has made this region of the United States an ideal location for new businesses to succeed. Preferred often brings popcorn here from Nebraska via the railroad.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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From the March/April 2014 issue. states with service to all six Class I railroads, and offers more than 7,300 miles of oil pipeline and 11,200 miles of gas pipeline. The developer, Houston-based Clean Line Energy, is awaiting approval from regulators in Iowa and Illinois before going ahead with the direct current line.

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

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Jerry Brown fired the two state regulators who had overseen a 70 percent decline in state drilling permits since 2008, a notable turnaround for a state leader who in his first stint as governor in the 1970s pioneered many of California’s landmark environmental protection statutes. Last year, CA Gov. Barstow Community Hospital Project.