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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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The second most expansive state in the United States with the second largest population, Texas is home to more than 25 million people and features a diverse landscape of rivers, swamps, plains, mountains, woods and desert. Texas also has a well-earned reputation as the best state in the U.S. to do business. Rick Perry. And the U.S.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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An airport of entry (AOE), usually designated with the word “international”, provides customs and immigration services for incoming flights. billion in 2014, accounting for 12.1 It is accessible to barge traffic year round with slack water access to the barge berthing area and rail access to the Canadian National Railroad.

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

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Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. DuPage County is accessible to the 52 railroads in Illinois, which makes the area the nation’s largest rail gateway, providing access to every state in the continental U.S. Part 139 designation. Designated Foreign Trade Zone (Zone 87).

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The Texas capital edged the Louisiana capital for this year’s growth prize, but the outlook in both of these cities is so robust we’re tempted to retire the category and declare these two locations permanent winners. Together, they employ thousands. Samsung Electronics Co.,

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Labor Department forecasts that truck drivers will account for 43 percent of the growth in logistics jobs in the coming years. In comparison, railroads are in a much better position regarding infrastructure, equipment and personnel. Subsequently, the U.S. This is a result of the industry’s $13 billion in capital spending in 2012, a 16.1

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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Launched by the Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center (SGICC), the initiative is designed to harness entrepreneurial innovation to maximize the economic return from the Marcellus and Utica shale formations. 2-5 states (Ohio, 0.250; Mississippi, 0.233; Pennsylvania, 0.223; and Texas, 0.210), according to the U.S.

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New Mexico Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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After taking depreciation into account, the company’s total savings amounted to $68.5 This credit is designed to stimulate the development of new alternative energy manufacturing facilities. Payload” means a system, subsystem or other mechanical structure designed and constructed to perform a function in space.