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Aviation Maintenance Provider Plans To Create More Than 500 New Jobs In Kansas City

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Everett, WA-based Aviation Technical Services (ATS) announced the company plans to open a new facility at the KCI Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Base at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, MO. Kansas City will be the company’s first location outside of the state of Washington.

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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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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), bringing us back to 2003 levels. There are networks with 120,000 miles of major railroads, more than 25,000 miles of commercially navigable waterways and more than 5,000 public-use airports. Major metros such as Dallas, Kansas City, St. trillion in 2011, a 6.6

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

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With I-85 dissecting the county running north-south, US Route 58 dissecting the county running east-west and I-95 about five miles east of the county, transportation is accessible and efficient. Brunswick County invites you to “come and grow with us.”. Midwest Airports. billion pounds of cargo landing at the airport.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Joplin Area Rises From The Rubble And Reaches For New Heights

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Major metros such as Dallas, Kansas City, St. Commercial air service is available at Joplin Regional Airport and three other major airports within 90 minutes drive time. The Joplin Metro area’s position for serving national markets is nearly as advantageous as Chicago or Kansas City.

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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. The corridor’s multi-modal transportation infrastructure offers a wide range of distribution options: Flint’s Bishop International Airport is at its core, offering continental and international flights. Louis and Kansas City. Photo: Memphismegasite.com.).

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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. hundreds of miles of pipe used to move crude oil and chemicals inside and outside the area.