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Rooftop stormwater management technologies climate change adaptation and resilience

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Urban centers have high concentrations of impervious areas and outdated sewer infrastructures, which post a challenge in managing stormwater during extreme rainstorms. Large volumes of stormwater can also lead to combined sewer overflow in older cities across the U.S., Sustainable roof colors—blue or green?

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Rooftop stormwater management technologies climate change adaptation and resilience

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Urban centers have high concentrations of impervious areas and outdated sewer infrastructures, which post a challenge in managing stormwater during extreme rainstorms. Large volume of stormwater can also lead to combined sewer overflow in older cities across the U.S., Sustainable roof colors—blue or green?

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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”

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The County also approved the funding for the Town of Lanesville and the Harrison County Regional Sewer District to cooperatively extend a sewer line from the Lanesville Treatment plant. Several sites within Hendricks County are foreign trade zones, too. Here again, the county delivers.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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Brampton is in the heart of the Ontario Food Cluster, the second largest food-processing cluster in North America. The Coca-Cola Bottling Company’s 670,000-square-foot facility located in Brampton is one of the largest in North America, with over 800 employees. is the largest manufacturer of gingerbread house kits in North America.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Kansas – Diversification From The Ground Up

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Utilities, including power electrical and gas lines plus water and sewer lines, will be in place ready to connect with tenants. Foreign Trade Zones that are “user friendly” site-specific and allocated on an individual company basis. Sedgwick County has partnered to pave 45th and 53rd streets to the site.

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

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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. Air-carriers from Tokyo and regions of Latin America will likely turn to Nashville in upcoming years to accommodate excursions for both business and leisure.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: The Process of Food

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Barilla America, which produces the nation’s #1 brand of pasta, selected Avon, NY for its $100-million manufacturing and distribution center after a site-selector led search of 54 locations in 13 states. Using the IDA and Empire Zone program, $3.3 Using the IDA and Empire Zone program, $3.3