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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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Developers, investment interests and supply chain executives remain optimistic about our nation’s seaports,” said John Carver, head of JLL’s Ports, Airports and Global Infrastructure (PAGI) group, “Influenced by an evolving maritime logistics industry, global and trade transformations such as the extension of the Panama Canal and growth of U.S.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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million-square-foot building located on 83 acres near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, City Manager Chris Brady and Economic Development Director Bill Jabjiniak assisted Apple with its Foreign Trade Zone application to provide real and personal property tax relief for Apple’s investment in the Mesa site.

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

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are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. To get ready, many states across the U.S. The new facility, which will manufacture plasma-based therapies that treat chronic and life-threatening illnesses, will employ approximately 1,500 people.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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The Memphis International Airport is home to the FedEx Superhub. Qualifying businesses in the corridor can apply for Next Michigan real and personal property tax abatements and tax-free Renaissance Zones. The Corridor offers export assistance and Foreign Trade Zones. Photo: Memphismegasite.com.).

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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states have launched site certification programs with the goal of helping communities prepare available sites for investment and expansion. million aviation technical school is nearing completion at the Fairhope Airport Industrial Park, designated at an Alabama AdvantageSite. Across the U.S., million in capital investments.

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

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are implementing site certification programs that give available sites a shovel ready designation—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. To achieve certification, sites go through a rigorous review process. States across the U.S. The outcome?

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