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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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Developers, investment interests and supply chain executives remain optimistic about our nation’s seaports,” said John Carver, head of JLL’s Ports, Airports and Global Infrastructure (PAGI) group, “Influenced by an evolving maritime logistics industry, global and trade transformations such as the extension of the Panama Canal and growth of U.S.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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GEOTHERMAL HEATS UP IN UTAH. Scientists have discovered a potential geothermal goldmine in the Black Rock Desert Basin in western Utah. The Utah Geological Survey has identified an approximately 100-square-mile area that could eventually support power plants that could conservatively produce hundreds of megawatts (MW) of electricity.

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Don’t dream it’s over: Traveller readers reveal their travel dreams and inspiration

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in Japan; the unbelievably contorted rocks of Nevada, Utah and Arizona. To see the historical buildings, the landscapes, negotiate the different currencies and languages, whilst constantly crossing European borders, provided constant stimulation to all of the senses, and soon became addictive.

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Deal of the Decade

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As this is being written, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas, Alabama, Utah, California and Washington reportedly have thrown their hats into the ring in what is shaping up as the biggest economic development contest in recent memory. Southwest Utah Washington Workforce Training/Skilled Workforce 777X Boeing deal' While Texas Gov.

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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. High Impact Performance Incentive: A negotiated grant used to attract and grow major high impact facilities in Florida.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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Lenders negotiate their own fees and the USDA charges 2 percent of the guaranteed amount as a one-time fee. HIGH IMPACT PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE GRANT (HIPI): A negotiated grant provided to pre-approved applicants in certain high-impact sectors designated by the Governor’s Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development (OTTED).

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