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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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Retail accounts for more than $2 trillion in total GDP impact with consumer spending accounting for more than two-thirds of the U.S. The Tarpon Point Resort at Marina Village is home to a number of upscale retail shops and restaurants. By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Credit: City of Cape Coral). percent.

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LOCATION FOCUS: The Heartland of America Beats Strong

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Louis are Foreign Trade Zones, providing low-cost production and warehousing facilities for imported and export-bound products. Foreign trade zones also are located in Peoria, Lawrenceville, Rockford and the Quad Cities. Both the Illinois International Port District and the Tri-City Regional Port District near St.

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Game Winner

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We’ve chronicled the bidding wars that are the modus operandi of pro sports empires in America, sordid spectacles that force cities to ante up staggering amounts of public funding for billion-dollar stadiums to lure a team or to keep one from moving to another location. Here’s hoping they score the winning touchdown.

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COMMUNITY PROFILE: Opportunity Knocks in Southwest Louisiana

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Sasol North America plans to invest up to $21 billion on a gas-to-liquid and ethylene cracker/derivatives unit in Lake Charles, one of the largest foreign investment projects in American history. Swift notes that available commercial, residential and industrial land in the five-parish area is plentiful. PROPERTY IS PLENTIFUL IN SWLA.

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Location Focus: Florida – Rebounded And Ready

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Cape Coral, FL is poised for robust expansion across the board: in business and residential growth. Cape Coral offers more than 60 square miles of unimproved commercial and residential land. New conceptual plans offer two options: as a new Retail District or an Office Park. percent from last year.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Kansas – Diversification From The Ground Up

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Building from an agribusiness base, the state today is thriving and competitive in manufacturing, professional services and wholesale and retail trades. Foreign Trade Zones that are “user friendly” site-specific and allocated on an individual company basis. Kansas offers a diverse economy perfect for your business.

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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When completed, the Arlington Downs mixed-use development will bring over 650 luxury residences, a new hotel, a water park and over 100,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space to Arlington Heights. Existing Foreign Trade Zone and U.S. Photo: Village of Arlington Heights.). Both Paylocity and Aurico Reports, Inc. percent.