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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. DuPage County has a business-friendly environment.

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

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Anchored by the privately owned and operated Decatur Rail and Intermodal Logistics Facility located on more than 250 acres, the Midwest Inland Port provides direct access to three Class I railroads (Norfolk Southern, Canadian National and the CSX). The budgeted renovations amount to more than $13 million.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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The nation’s largest state has been painfully taking its fiscal medicine in huge dollops during the past four years, in the form of deep budget cuts and huge tax increases. Last year, a State Budget Crisis Task Force headed by former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker estimated California’s long-term debt at a staggering $370 billion.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

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In short, project teams, including owners, better deliver structures according to their capabilities, requirements, timelines, and budgets. 00 31 16 Project Budget Information. 01 82 13 Foundation Performance Requirements. Foundation Commissioning. 03 71 00 Mass Concrete for Raft Foundations. Requirements.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The allocation to each Public University which makes application shall be based on each Public University’s federally financed research and development expenditures as reported by the National Science Foundation. Railroad Spurs. The gift must be to an endowment fund within the qualified foundation or community affiliate organization.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

In short, project teams, including owners, better deliver structures to according to their capabilities, requirements, timelines, and budgets. 00 31 16 Project Budget Information. 01 82 13 Foundation Performance Requirements. Foundation Commissioning. 03 71 00 Mass Concrete for Raft Foundations. Requirements.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The statute allows the Energy Commission, with an annual program budget of approximately $100 million, to use grants, loans, loan guarantees, revolving loans and other appropriate measures to support projects that: Develop and improve alternative and renewable low-carbon fuels. The fund will provide loans ranging from $100,000 up to $500,000.

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