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Developer Plans Car-Free Neighborhood in 'Walker's Nightmare'

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Well known for being a walker’s nightmare, the metropolitan area of Phoenix will now be home to the first car-free neighborhood in the country. Publications have deemed Phoenix as the world’s least sustainable city, a suburbanite wasteland, and it makes the list for one of the worst cities for pedestrians, according to the New York Times.

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The Road to Recovery in Detroit

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But out of the ashes of this monumental collapse — and in the midst of one of the most run-down neighborhoods in Detroit — a remarkable revival is rising like a phoenix. In 2008, Chrysler rolled the dice and told the world it would invest $1.8 billion in its Jefferson North plant on Detroit’s dilapidated East Side.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Gilbert is aggressively moving forward with a daring plan to revive two square miles of property with a variety of commercial enterprises, including hotels, casinos and retail stores. Lexington is a diversified growth engine for health and educational services, technology, retail trade, and manufacturing. According to Maryland Gov.

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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. Naval Air Facility in Goodyear, now known as Phoenix/Goodyear Airport, was designated as an MRZ. The incentive is available for non-retail businesses engaged in commerce for profit that fall into certain categories.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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CVS produces “Grab Apples” from locally grown apples that are sliced, packaged and shipped to local schools, retail markets, restaurants and their distributors. They additionally supply items for food service companies and private-label retail sales. Teti Bakery USA, Inc., is the newly formed U.S.