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

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To meet demand, rails increased capacity with 1,300 new and rebuilt locomotives; 3,800 freight car purchases; and 700 new leased freight carts. billion investment by Dominion Virginia Power, which constructed a cutting-edge technology power plant. Midwest Airports. billion pounds of cargo landing at the airport.

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BUSINESS REPORT: EC Railway, Port Everglades Join Forces on Intermodal

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Largest Cities (2011): Jacksonville, 827,908; Miami, 408,750; Tampa, 346,037; St. FEC signed a lease agreement with Broward County in March 2012 to build and operate the intermodal facility for 30 years. The project is expected to create 767 construction jobs over the next two years, according to the news release.

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Location Focus: Florida – Rebounded And Ready

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percent, construction which grew by 3.9 Located on the Gulf of Mexico in Southwest Florida, Cape Coral is the largest city between Tampa and Miami. Cappadoro says Nyrstar likes the direct access that the three South Florida airports give the company to its operations in Canada, the U.S., percent to top $800 billion.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Larger than Miami and Atlanta, Mesa is home to major operations for companies such as Apple, Boeing, Bridgestone, FUJIFILM, Mitsubishi, and Infineon. After leasing the U.S. AZLabs is located adjacent to the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport making it a strategic location for unmanned and autonomous vehicle research and operations.

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Seaports Safe Harbors for U.S. Industrial Real Estate Sector

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Developers, investment interests and supply chain executives remain optimistic about our nation’s seaports,” said John Carver , Head of Jones Lang LaSalle’s Ports Airports and Global Infrastructure (PAGI) group. exports, they see a bright long-term future. Houston, Charleston, Savannah and Jacksonville all have double-digit vacancy rates.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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Overall, the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area is one of the nation’s Top 100 Tech Centers as defined by bizjournals.com, with a recent ranking of 62. After more than 18 years of planning, work finally began in late January on a new, 8,000-foot-long runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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Highlights include the largest industrial spec development lease in the last five years in Broward County. AeroTurbine, the Miami-based aviation supply company is expanding to a new, 264,000-square-foot building in Miramar. The project offers a direct capital investment of $30 million dollars and will create 75 jobs. 1, 2017 and Dec.

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