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

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1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. In addition, the state has 22 smaller railroads operating over its more than 2,700 miles of track. In Arkansas, you will find: 1,000 miles of navigable waterways.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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billion in 2014, accounting for 12.1 Located on the lower Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, the Port of South Louisiana, Grantee FTZ 124, is a multi-modal port with deep water access, three trunk line railroads, easy access to Interstates and major highways and the Port’s Executive Regional Airport.

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

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To meet demand, rails increased capacity with 1,300 new and rebuilt locomotives; 3,800 freight car purchases; and 700 new leased freight carts. Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. gateway where all six major Class-One North American railroads can interchange traffic.

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Federal Real Property Regulations (FAR / FMR)

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Landholding agency” means the Federal agency that has accountability for the property involved. For the purposes of this definition, accountability means that the Federal agency reports the real property on its financial statements and inventory records. 2) Public building does not include buildings: (i) On the public domain. (ii)

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Federal Real Property Regulations (FAR / FMR)

Building Information Management

Landholding agency” means the Federal agency that has accountability for the property involved. For the purposes of this definition, accountability means that the Federal agency reports the real property on its financial statements and inventory records. 2) Public building does not include buildings: (i) On the public domain. (ii)

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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 A clear path to acquiring or leasing the property must be identified and documented. By clearing a lot of the hurdles towards site selection we streamline the process.

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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 million through this one incentive program. Statewide Economic Development Program (SWEDFA): The NMFA with the Economic Development Department (NMEDD) are partners in this lending program for private businesses and non-profit companies.