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A Blueprint For Success In Rural Colorado

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Meridith Marshal, a senior manager for regional development, said, “We are excited to be helping communities address everything from placemaking and branding to housing and economic development. Most also qualify for multiple tax credits through the Colorado Enterprise Zone. We had great success with the first round of Blueprint 2.0,

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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. Some states manage their programs in-house with a committee that reviews the application, but in Georgia we have a third-party site location consultant that handles it.”. This is the first U.S.

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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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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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They operate three industrial parks in Oswego County—the Oswego County Industrial Park in Schroeppel, the Airport Industrial Park in Volney and the Lake Ontario Industrial Park in the city of Oswego—with other sites currently being studied for potential business parks.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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It is conveniently located adjacent to Canada’s largest airport, Toronto Pearson International, as well as home to CN’s Intermodal Railway Terminal, the largest intermodal railway terminal in Canada. is the largest manufacturer of gingerbread house kits in North America. Brampton is a people-powered economy.

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State Focus – Iowa: Growing Jobs As Well As Corn

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With the announcement that six additional Iowa sites have gone through a rigorous certification process to be considered ‘development ready,’ we are moving Iowa to the top of the list for projects that are looking for a home.”. Two miles from I-80 in Van Meter, a nearly 288- acre site is ideally zoned for a data center.

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