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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Arkansas offers companies a strong transportation network with intersecting Interstates, rail access and water transportation. In Arkansas, you will find: 1,000 miles of navigable waterways. 1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Interstate 55 links eastern Arkansas to St. 16,416 miles of state and U.S.

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Lumber Prices Expected to Remain High Amid COVID-19, Wildfires

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According to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette (ADG), lumber futures have risen 50% this year and even reached a record high in August. What wasn’t accounted for was the sheer volume of DIYers stocking up on wood for home projects at the same time that some sawmills shut down.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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In order to manage effective food processing, food processors must consider facilities that will be up to par with their business. ARKANSAS IS A NATURAL FOR FOOD PROCESSING BUSINESS. Arkansas favors the bold by offering companies a strong transportation network with intersecting interstates, rail access and water transportation.

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Linking The Global Supply Chain

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A number of states are now in the matchmaking business, all trying to help companies solve their increasingly complex and demanding supply chain issues.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Established by enactments of state government, public port agencies develop, manage and promote the flow of waterborne commerce. Dyersburg/Dyer County is the regional hub of a 10-county area, including parts of Tennessee, Missouri and Arkansas. The port is grantee of FTZ #231 consisting of more than 4,000 designated acres for FTZ uses.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Alabama Industrial Development Training (AIDT): State training program certified in compliance with ISO 9001:2000, the International Organization for Standardization Principle for Quality Management. It also provides certified manager training and supervisory and team leadership training. ARKANSAS – updated for 2014.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ALABAMA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING (AIDT): State training program certified in compliance with ISO 9001:2000, the International Organization for Standardization Principle for Quality Management. It also provides certified manager training and supervisory and team leadership training. ARIZONA INNOVATION ACCELERATOR FUND: An $18.2

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