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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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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. Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) Program was created in 1934 with the goal of helping businesses in the U.S. According to the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones (NAFTZ), in 2014, goods exported directly from U.S.

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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.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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ALABAMA - updated for 2014. To receive an abatement for property taxes, a project must meet certain qualifications and follow certain procedures, as determined by law and regulation. Enterprise Zone Credit or Exemption: The Alabama Enterprise Zone Act (Act.

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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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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. The increase is to occur in equal increments over a four year period, between 2014 and 2017. percent, between 2014 and 2017.

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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.