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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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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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its access to highways, water, railroad, and cargo airports has made this region of the United States an ideal location for new businesses to succeed. Preferred often brings popcorn here from Nebraska via the railroad. The locally owned, short line railroad company provides facilities for them to unload the corn.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”

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In addition to providing more than 600 hotel rooms, the property offers a premiere championship golf course and a conference facility that rivals metropolitan areas. It was all due to Indiana’s ability to reach a common goal that not only worked for private sector players, but for the state of Indiana as well.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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states with service to all six Class I railroads, and offers more than 7,300 miles of oil pipeline and 11,200 miles of gas pipeline. In February, the company announced an agreement designating an Iowa-based manufacturer, Sabre Tubular Structures, as a preferred supplier of transmission structures for the project. O’Brien said.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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A business that applies for the exemption must enter into an agreement with the Governor of Alabama. The business must sign a job-creation agreement under the Advantage Arkansas program within 24 months of signing the Tax Back agreement. Railroad Spurs. Sewer Lines, Sewage Treatment Facilities. Natural Gas-Line Services.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The business must sign a job-creation agreement under the Advantage Arkansas program within 24 months of signing the Tax Back agreement. New, full-time, permanent employees must be hired within 24 months of the date the financial agreement is signed.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

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00 52 00 Agreement Forms. 00 52 13 Agreement Form – Stipulated Sum (design/bid/build or. 00 52 16 Agreement Form – Cost-Plus (design/bid/build or design/negotiate/build). 00 52 23 Agreement Form – Construction Manager as Agent or Advisor – Stipulated. 00 52 00 Agreement Forms. Requirements.