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Seven Projects Land Deal of the Year Honorable Mentions

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Rendering of Kaiser Permanente’s National Innovation Center. Under the codename “Project Profile,” KP conducted a wide-ranging site selection search for a new National Innovation Center. The locations KP considered were Denver, CO and Atlanta, GA. KP employs 300 physicians and associates in Georgia. Source: georgia.org).

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. DuPage County is accessible to the 52 railroads in Illinois, which makes the area the nation’s largest rail gateway, providing access to every state in the continental U.S. This region is the only U.S.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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Not only do logistics clusters have huge potential for jobs creation, they also are hubs of innovation of environmental sustainability. Singapore, Rotterdam—the big clusters—this is where you see rapid environmental innovation,” notes Sheffi. Two Class 1 and one local railroad are important parts of the transportation system.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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Baxter International, an American healthcare company, is investing over $1 billion in a new biologics manufacturing facility in Stanton Springs, a 1,620-acre GRAD certified multi-use commercial real estate development located east of Atlanta near Covington. It’s a vital economic development tool that we can put in our toolbox.”.

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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the state has in place business-friendly, innovative policies and programs that are helping to drive growth in job-rich sectors such as automotive and aerospace and propel it as one of the top economies in the U.S. It’s not just southern hospitality and charm that are driving economic growth in Alabama.

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