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The Travel & Tourism Game

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From the July/August 2019 Issue. Travel Association, 2.9 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018 can be attributed to travel and tourism. Total domestic and international inbound traveler spending in the U.S. billion), Public Transportation ($200.4 billion), Auto Transportation ($166.5

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

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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. By the BF Staff. From the September/October 2017 Issue.

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Home Stretch

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The expanded Canal will permit super-sized Post-Panamax container vessels to travel directly to the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. The same journey takes 22 days sailing though the Panama Canal to East Coast ports, including road and rail transport. for the first time.

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

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From the July/August 2019 Issue. As the epicenter for art, wine and music in West Texas, more than six million visitors travel to Lubbock and spend a combined $840 million annually. Not only does the “Hub City” see leisure travelers, but business travelers, conference attendees and athletes visit Lubbock for meetings and tournaments.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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The Ignite Institute is on pace to welcome up to 1,000 students, grades 9-12, beginning in the 2019-2020 school year. The state’s transportation network can move products easily and efficiently by air, rail, road and water to all points globally. Connecting lines enable transport to every major U.S.

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

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These ports are reminding cross-country destinations that they can still get containers to them faster over land than it will take the big ships traveling through the Canal to reach East and Gulf Coast Ports. In May 2013, CSX Transportation Inc. Its key feature is highly automated 30+ lane transfer zones and automated live e-gates.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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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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