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September/October 2015 Issue (Volume 48, Number 5)

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September/October 2015 Issue (Volume 48, Number 5) originally appeared on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. Business Facilities September/October 2015. Get the latest on ports and FTZs. To subscribe to BF , visit this link.

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15 Tennessee Communities To Receive Site Development Grants

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Site Development Grants totaling $5.7 million will be awarded to 15 Tennessee communities to prepare economic development sites for market. The Site Development Grant program is part of the state’s larger Rural Economic Development Fund. “We Department of Agriculture selected the 15 sites from a pool of 24 applications.

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

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are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. Certified shovel ready sites are in growing demand among companies and site selection consultants, and they are an increasingly popular tool for communities to attract new business and industry.

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Logistics Networks Are Getting Back On Track

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Lower fuel prices, a surge in railroad hiring and the need to get goods to market faster are boosting growth and profits in the logistics sector. Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Logistics Networks Are Getting Back On Track appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.

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Louisiana Economic Development Wins Deal of the Year: Bronze Award

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billion ethylene production complex on a 1,000-acre Greenfield site in St. The Bronze Award winner in BF ’s 2015 Economic Development Deal of the Year competition will generate an estimated $17.7 Louisiana Economic Development created GIS mapping tools that provided detailed data of critical assets at each candidate site. .

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Business Report: Illinois Leaders Form Non-Profit to Spur Job Creation

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We have among the best assets in the world, including unparalleled access to global markets with our five international airports, seven Class I railroads, the third largest interstate highway system in the country, the third largest intermodal port in the world, and more. IL FILM INDUSTRY IS SURGING. Jim-Schultz_quote_x630.

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A Blueprint For Success In Rural Colorado

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Launched in 2015, Blueprint 2.0 Shovel ready sites available in Fruita, CO with a view. Here are 5 reasons Colorado’s Grand Valley should be at the top of your site relocation list: An outdoor playground unlike any other. Affordable sites with a view. The program, known as Blueprint 2.0, The second round of Blueprint 2.0