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MAY 14, 2015

Since its inception in 2013, more than 80 companies have embraced the Empire State’s innovative START-UP NY program, which created tax-free zones linked to New York’s system of higher education. Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.

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JULY 6, 2016

T he Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ (CSCMP) released its 26th Annual State of Logistics (SoL) Report® in June 2015. The transportation sector of the logistics industry grew by 3.6 And it was freight transportation helping to drive that consumer spending in the most efficient manner possible.”. supply chain.

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JUNE 3, 2014

It will result in improved ocean transportation to those countries, and it helps further establish New Orleans as one of the premier ports for handling temperature-sensitive cargo. Company shipments in New Orleans are expected to begin by the first quarter of 2015. Southeast Blog-June-2014 Chiquita Gulfport Port of New Orleans'

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DECEMBER 16, 2015

From the September/October 2015 Issue. Eight core industry segments are more dominant than agriculture in terms of contributions to the state’s GDP, employment, or a combination of both, including: manufacturing, transportation, distribution, finance, insurance and real estate. Branstad in a July 2015 statement. By Shana Daley.

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JULY 11, 2014

Industrial Road Access Program: Administered by North Carolina’s Department of Transportation (DOT), this program provides funds for the construction of roads to provide access to new or expanded industrial facilities. Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ): Neutral, secured areas legally outside of the U.S. in 2014 and 5.75% in 2015.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

A major logistics trend on the rise is autonomous road transportation—no drivers needed. Autonomous forklifts and robot arms load, unload and transport goods within the warehouse area, connecting to one another and forming flexible conveyor belts. Between July 1, 2015 and July 1, 2016, the U.S. By the BF Staff.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

When the Panama Canal expansion is complete in 2015, supersized post-Panamax ships from Asia will be able to traverse the canal and, for the first time, have direct all-water shipping access to ports on the Gulf of Mexico and the East Coast. In May 2013, CSX Transportation Inc. By Jenny Vickers. From the July/August 2013 issue.

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APRIL 7, 2016

car sales in 2015 notched a blistering record pace, exceeding the previous high achieved 15 years ago as the low price of gasoline, a recovering economy and low interest rates turbocharged new car sales. In 2015, automotive manufacturers and suppliers made 80 announcements, promising to bring more than $2.8 In all, automakers sold 17.5

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Construction of the Danos facility will begin in approximately six months, with hiring starting in the third quarter of 2015. At the Port of Iberia, Danos will lease space for the manufacturing facility on a waterfront tract of the port’s new Millennium Expansion project on the eastern end of the port complex.

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JULY 15, 2015

billion), Saudi Arabia ($915 million) and China ($714 million), with transportation equipment, chemicals and electronic products leading the surge. Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. The top trade markets for Maryland goods and services are Canada ($1.9

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Lawrence Seaway will undergo a broad range of major improvements and alterations expected to transform the city of Monroe’s harbor into a leading cargo transportation center on the Great Lakes. Michigan’s gateway port to Lake Erie and St.

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JULY 11, 2014

BFTDA Alternative Energy Development Program (AEDP): Provides funds to businesses through the four Ben Franklin Technology Partners for access to capital, business expertise, technology commercialization services to advance the development of new technologies and for the generation, conservation and transportation of alternative and clean energy.

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APRIL 28, 2016

According to the 2015 Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Skills Gap Study, 84 percent of manufacturing executives surveyed think there is a talent shortage in advanced manufacturing in the U.S. Connecting lines enable transport to every major U.S. CSX offers daily rail transportation to Oswego County.

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AUGUST 7, 2019

billion), Public Transportation ($200.4 billion), Auto Transportation ($166.5 Other large non-rail served parcels are located along the identified transportation corridors also suitable for development. Perazzo Brothers Dairy was recognized as Export Business of the Year in 2015. reached $1.1 billion), Lodging ($232.2

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APRIL 15, 2014

Enterprise Zone Credit or Exemption: The Alabama Enterprise Zone Act (Act. The program provides state and local tax incentives and non-tax incentives to businesses and industries located within Alabama’s Enterprise Zones. May not have closed or reduced employment elsewhere in Alabama in order to expand into an enterprise zone.

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AUGUST 27, 2013

Construction will begin on the second bio-refinery at the Port of Natchitoches by the summer of 2015, with a completion date in the summer of 2016. Cool Planet will begin construction in January 2014, with the first site at the Port of Alexandria beginning operations in late 2014. Rocky Mountains U.S.

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JANUARY 30, 2013

With a slated completion date of the first quarter of 2015, Colon will become one of the top 12 transshipment terminals in the world and the second largest on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal. Plans to revitalize the Panama Canal were first announced in 2006, with a scheduled completion date of 2014; this has since been revised to 2015.

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AUGUST 17, 2017

“Savannah has become a hotbed for industry leaders like Safavieh to find a home, and this is another great win for the region,” said Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) Commissioner Pat Wilson. Georgia is the ideal location for companies who need to have premium global access.

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MAY 5, 2016

Every day, PHI helicopters fly up to 250 miles into the Gulf of Mexico’s international waters providing transportation, air medical, and technical services to offshore oil and gas companies. KPMG’s 2015 “Location Matters: The State Tax Costs of Doing Business” noted Louisiana ranks No. 1 for labor-intensive manufacturing, No.

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AUGUST 5, 2013

The office building is scheduled for completion by spring 2015 with the residential complex following in the summer. Houston (Zone 84) and El Paso (Zone 68) also shined in BF’s new ranking of top Foreign Trade Zones. The BRAF-affiliated Wilbur Marvin Foundation (WMF) will own the office building.

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JULY 10, 2013

The BOI has divided Thailand into three zones each with a different incentive package to accelerate development in disadvantaged regions. While BOI incentives are a positive factor, so is the nation’s solid transportation infrastructure. This location alone will produce and export 800,000 vehicles per year through 2015.

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MARCH 21, 2014

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. ENTERPRISE ZONES: Businesses located within the boundaries of an EZ are eligible for tax credits. LAMBRA zones are a companion to EZs.

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

Another popular economic development incentive offered by the state is the Texas Enterprise Zone Program, which enables local communities to partner with the State of Texas to promote job creation and significant private investment, helping assist economically distressed areas of the state. billion in capital investment.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

The region boasts one of California’s largest enterprise zones, offering incentives for companies to locate and expand within the greater Sacramento area. Ultimately, ACT selected Sacramento because the availability of a qualified workforce and the benefits of locating in an Enterprise Zone. Barstow Industrial Park.

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APRIL 5, 2016

The Murrieta Innovation Center celebrated its grand opening with a well-attended ceremonial ribbon cutting in June 2015. Encompassing over 111 square miles, Hesperia’s sphere of influence extends to hundreds of industrial/commercially-zoned acres along the desirable north-south frontage of Interstate 15. Credit: Shane Gibson).

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MARCH 8, 2016

most cases, JDA Loans can be for up to 40% of the total project cost of Real Estate projects or M&E projects.Loans may be up to 60% for projects located in Empire Zones or economically distressed area.The combination of a bank loan and a JDA Loan allows up to 90% financing of a project. Typical financing structure: 50% Bank Loan.

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MAY 12, 2016

Since program inception through year-end 2015, over $31 million in Innovate NY Funds have been invested in over 70 startup and seed stage companies across the State. Just next door to Long Island MacArthur Airport is our Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ). This amount leveraged over $190 million of private capital investment. Andrew Cuomo.

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JUNE 22, 2016

Virginia has a longstanding reputation as a workforce pioneer thanks to programs such as the Virginia Jobs Investment Program (VJIP), which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015. Culpeper’s five strategically located Tech Zones provide incentives to qualified technology zone businesses.

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JANUARY 8, 2016

The same journey takes 22 days sailing though the Panama Canal to East Coast ports, including road and rail transport. According to reports, the Port Authority is blaming the delays on construction challenges and setbacks from repeated blizzards during the harsh winter of 2014-2015.

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MARCH 2, 2013

But one look at photos the National Transportation Safety Board took of the battery container from a Jan. GC: Today we are handling post-panamax ships of the same size that will be transiting the expanded Panama Canal beginning in 2015 every week. Boeing has produced 50 787s to date at its new facility in N.

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JUNE 27, 2016

In 2015, the original Canal set a tonnage record, transiting 340.8 It included the construction of a new set of locks on the Atlantic and Pacific sides of the waterway and the excavation of more than 150 million cubic meters of material, creating a second lane of traffic and doubling the cargo capacity of the waterway. million PC/UMS.

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MARCH 9, 2016

Oklahoma Local Development & Enterprise Zone Incentive Leverage Act (62 O.S. § 840): Provides funding for local units of government to match local tax revenue dedicated to support a project located in an enterprise zone, in support of a major tourism destination or in support of a military growth impact. 632): The U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Construction work is set to begin this month and be completed in 2015. By 2015, cars will contain four times the amount of aluminum as now, he said. The Megasite is immediately available; there are no flood zones on the site; it features low water tables and minimal wetlands. By 2025, it may be 10 times as much, McMillen said.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

The Port of Little Rock, on the Arkansas River is a designated Foreign Trade Zone and a United States Customs Point of Entry. This status allows goods to be stored and processed there without custom duties or bonds being paid until products are finished and sold, or moved out of zone. location and excellent transportation access.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Mary’s leading position including incredible ease getting materials and finished good into and out of the area via a multi-modal transportation network including, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, a Class 1 rail system and Highway 90 (future I-49), an interstate quality 4-lane highway. (Photo: www.portofwsm.com).

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JULY 23, 2013

In our wireless world, mobile and broadband networks create economic opportunities for health care, manufacturing, education, transportation and public safety, and virtually every other economic section.”. s intention to create 2,600 jobs in Charlotte and Cary by the end of 2015. Another North Carolina win was MetLife, Inc.’s

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MARCH 22, 2016

The metropolis of Los Angeles was the top food processing location in BF ’s 2015 Metro Rankings Report, earning the number one ranking in our metro Food Processing Employment Leaders category, edging Greater Toronto’s burgeoning food processing hub and the traditional food processing crossroads of Chicago as king of the foodies.

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