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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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Shreveport Regional Airport. Three Louisiana Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) schools, including one at Southern University at Shreveport, deliver technicians with required certificates and FAA certifications. Express Jet operates a maintenance facility at the airport and employs 280 workers. By BF Staff.

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

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Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. population.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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According to Sheffi, logistics clusters are “huge employment engines.”. The Memphis International Airport is home to the FedEx Superhub. Louis and Kansas City. Ivy Tech Community College has worked with the AML curricula to position the students for relevant certifications and associate degrees related to logistics.

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COMMUNITY PROFILE: Opportunity Knocks in Southwest Louisiana

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There are good sites to develop because of our infrastructure which includes six ports, interstate highway, railway, airports, a large pipeline system, a loyal and productive workforce, and training facilities,” Swift says. Rail service is provided by Union Pacific, Burlington Northern, Santa Fe and Kansas City Southern.

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2023

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Under his guidance, Amstein+Walthert is now recognized as a technology leader and modern employer in the Swiss construction industry. Stephen Brooke Digital Delivery Manager, Burns & McDonnell Kansas City, MO Stephen Brooke is a Digital Delivery Manager at Burns & McDonnell in Kansas City, MO.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Already a top state in aluminum-production capacity, Kentucky boasts an auto-parts supplier network of more than 500 facilities and a demonstrated commitment to training the next generation of advanced manufacturing specialists, tailor fit for the needs of individual employers. And there’s a momentum effect.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Must expand its labor force, make new capital investment, or prevent loss of employment. May not have closed or reduced employment elsewhere in Alabama in order to expand into an enterprise zone. The credit is 20% of the actual costs limited to the employer’s income tax liability. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT .

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