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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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Shreveport Regional Airport. Sequestration went into effect on March 1, and defense companies are now bracing for the consequences of mandatory budget cuts and waiting for details regarding the impact on specific programs. Express Jet operates a maintenance facility at the airport and employs 280 workers. By BF Staff.

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SNAPSHOTS: 60 Seconds… With Larry V. Parman, Secretary, Oklahoma Department Of Commerce

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A temporary fix as part of a 2012 budget deal made projects eligible upon signing of an agreement before the end of 2013. In addition to ground/trucking, we have an excellent proposition in air, rail, water, and pipeline distribution including 3 major airports, two with 9,800 ft. runways; one with a 7,800 ft.

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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. These services allow the airport to serve as an initial port of entry for foreign visitors arriving in a country. NASHVILLE ASCENDS: A CITY AND AIRPORT FLYING HIGH.

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

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Its proximity to O’Hare International Airport means that residents and businesses alike have direct, non-stop access to 200 destinations worldwide through 1,400 daily departures. Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. Midwest Airports. billion pounds of cargo landing at the airport.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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In 2001 the MRZ designation was renewed for the former Williams Air Force Base, now known as Williams Gateway Airport. Naval Air Facility in Goodyear, now known as Phoenix/Goodyear Airport, was designated as an MRZ. Railroad Spurs. Currently there are two MRZs in Arizona. In December 2002, the former U.S. TAX INCENTIVES.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The statute allows the Energy Commission, with an annual program budget of approximately $100 million, to use grants, loans, loan guarantees, revolving loans and other appropriate measures to support projects that: Develop and improve alternative and renewable low-carbon fuels. Louis and Kansas City urban areas.

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