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

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Dassault Falcon Jet plans to increase the size of its plant (pictured above) in Little Rock, AR. 1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. By Shana Daley. From the March/April 2014 issue.

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

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are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. The company plans to open its facility in January 2014. Construction began this year with completion of the first manufacturing buildings planned for 2015.

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STATE FOCUS: Kansas Focuses On The All-Around

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Other workforce development initiatives include a credentialing initiative to help workers obtain industry recognized certifications and an engineering initiative which is increasing the number of engineering students in Kansas universities. railroad miles. percent of all U.S. Why are all of these companies thriving in Topeka?

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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But, as governor, I feel I owe it to the people of Texas to continue doing all I can to create as many jobs for them as possible, and I don’t plan on slowing down anytime soon.”. Perry supporting a referendum to fund the State Water Plan. The State Water Plan envisions Texas getting 3.4 The plan projects that 1.4

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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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Sophisticated planning is required to account for never ending variables that help to keep supply chain costs down and quality and profits up. The Railroad sector was the big winner with a 15.3 Two Class 1 and one local railroad are important parts of the transportation system. fuel consumption dropped. It is comprised of 3.9

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development

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Reno is busy planning a future beyond gambling. The Biggest Little City still plans to focus on chips, just not the kind you sweep off the table after a winning hand: Reno has put down a marker that it intends to be one of the leading U.S. The answer can be found in Reno, NV, which bills itself as “The Biggest Little City in the World.”

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

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states have launched site certification programs with the goal of helping communities prepare available sites for investment and expansion. The latest designation happened in April, when the Fairhope Airport Industrial Park in Baldwin County received the AdvantageSite certification. SPOKANE COUNTY, WA: REGIONAL SITE CERTIFICATION.

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