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LOCATION FOCUS: Sooner or Later You’ll Choose Oklahoma

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MidAmerica Industrial Park Airport. Adjacent to Fairview’s airport and adjoining U.S. By Shana Daley . From the September/October 2013 issue. MidAmerica is located in the geographic center of the U.S., population. FAIRVIEW FILLED WITH OPPORTUNITY. Highway 60 is Fairview’s Industrial Park, which is certified shovel- ready.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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percent in 2014 due to stronger shipment volumes and inventory carrying charges that were up 2.1 Its proximity to O’Hare International Airport means that residents and businesses alike have direct, non-stop access to 200 destinations worldwide through 1,400 daily departures. Midwest Airports. percent in 2013 and 8.3

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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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Sophisticated planning is required to account for never ending variables that help to keep supply chain costs down and quality and profits up. Logistics incorporates the complexity of integrating information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling and packaging. This accounts for 8.5 trillion in 2011, a 6.6

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Slow economic growth has kept the percentage low, but the supply chain sector has made great strides in productivity, asset utilization and inventory management in the past three years.” Labor Department forecasts that truck drivers will account for 43 percent of the growth in logistics jobs in the coming years. Spending in the U.S.

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

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Iowa’s Certified Site Program takes into account national site location standards, benefits provided by Iowa’s natural resources and the needs of key business sectors, including advanced manufacturing, finance and insurance and the biosciences. Regional airport, David Wayne Hooks Memorial, is minutes from Tomball.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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In addition, the Arkansas Freeport Law exempts inventory tax on raw materials, goods in progress, and finished goods bound for out-of-state shipment. The sector accounted for 24 percent of total export value in Arkansas. AEROSPACE REACHES HIGHER. In 2012, the aerospace sector in Arkansas was an engine for exports in the state.

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

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Clearly there have been numerous large corporate brands who have benefited from our GRAD program,” said Robert Payne, Director of Account Management for the GDEcD. “By By clearing a lot of the hurdles towards site selection we streamline the process. And it’s working.”. MINNESOTA IS GETTING READY TO DIG SOME NEW GROWTH. This is the first U.S.

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