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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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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

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In addition to warehouses, autonomous vehicles in logistics can also be found in airports, harbors and yards. Indiana may be known as the Crossroads of America, but the aptly named Hoosier state connects far more than travelers criss-crossing through the state’s network of interstate highways. percent increase. million residents.

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Alcoa To Expand Automotive Sheet Capacity In Blount County, TN

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The Continuous Cold Mill tower at ALCOA’s North Plant in Alcoa, Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States. The tower, easily visible from US-129 and McGhee-Tyson Airport, is one of the first sites to greet travelers entering Blount County. Tennessee Gov. The tower was built in 1987.

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Business Facilities’ 10th Annual Rankings Report: Memphis, NOLA Are Logistics Leaders; Houston Is No. 1 In Use Of Renewable Energy

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“If you’re shipping something by air, it’s probably going through Memphis, and by water it will travel through New Orleans,” said BF Editor in Chief Jack Rogers. New Orleans is the No. 1 metro in the magazine’s Logistics Leaders (Ports) category, followed by Houston and the Port Authority of NY/NJ. Southeast U.S.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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The Decatur airport provides another important transportation option; with runways of 8,500 feet in length and 150 feet wide the airport is capable of handling large freight carrying aircraft. More than 60 airports are located throughout New Mexico. Three cargo carriers serve the airport: Federal Express, DHL and UPS.

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The US Civil Rights Trail: How to plan a civil-rights themed road trip in the South

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Atlanta makes a good starting point because it’s easy to get to (it has the world’s busiest airport) and it’s also where King was born and raised. From Birmingham, we head north, across the Tennessee border, to Nashville. Map of the US Civil Rights Trail. . At the sprawling Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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In his spare time, Stenger and his partners have been raising EB-5 funding for nearly $600-million worth of projects in Vermont, including expansions at Jay Peak and nearby Burke Mountain, and a new hotel and airport upgrade in Newport, VBM reports. AnC Bio is the group’s first venture into the biotech sector. for the first time.

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