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Business Facilities Names 2013 Deal of the Year Winners

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addressing the increasing demand for flexible software to keep up with Big Data, cloud and mobile requirements. The new Pinewood Atlanta Studios resulted from a cooperative effort including Fayette County Development Authority (FCDA), Georgia Department of Economic Development, Georgia Power and Coweta-Fayette EMC.

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First, Best Impressions: The 2022 Nationals

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The Studio by Ashton Woods creates a stress-free zone for homebuyers and potential customers as they make design selections. next to the builder’s Atlanta division office, features pivoting collection panels that display curated options for cabinets, countertops, and flooring, and samples are neatly organized. Empire Homebase.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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Motorola Mobility, Plantation, FL. The Port of Little Rock, on the Arkansas River is a designated Foreign Trade Zone and a United States Customs Point of Entry. This status allows goods to be stored and processed there without custom duties or bonds being paid until products are finished and sold, or moved out of zone.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, City Manager Chris Brady and Economic Development Director Bill Jabjiniak assisted Apple with its Foreign Trade Zone application to provide real and personal property tax relief for Apple’s investment in the Mesa site. Mesa also processed the required permits expeditiously. Honorable Mentions.

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Georgia Ports See Surge In Private Investments, Record Cargo Volumes

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More efficient rail offerings will position Savannah to rapidly increase service to an arc of inland markets, from Atlanta to Memphis, St. Its completion in the fall of 2018 will cut Atlanta truck traffic by 50,000 trips per year, and expand GPA’s reach into Tennessee, Northeast Alabama and parts of Kentucky. percent increase.

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FEATURE STORY: 2014 Economic Development Awards

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Businesses will be able to locate in these zones and operate 100 percent tax-free for 10 years (no income, business, sales or property taxes and no franchise fees). The Pinewood Atlanta Studios project was the culmination of more than five years of efforts to grow the footprint of the film industry in Fayette County.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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Two mobile harbor cranes. Given that it’s a substantial distance from any coasts or borders, Hendricks County, Indiana might seem to be a surprising place for a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ). Louis, Dallas, Cincinnati, and Atlanta, providing overnight trucking access to more than half of the nation’s population. PROJECT OVERVIEW. $30