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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. per square foot, lower than the Chicago Market average of $4.84. rail freight passes through Chicago’s rail yards. On a daily basis, 500 freight trains and 37,500 carloads of rail freight leave the Chicago metro region (i.e.,

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The 2008 announcement by then-owner Cerberus Capital Management that it would upgrade Jefferson North and expand its capacity by another 285,000 square feet almost immediately hit a huge bump in the road to recovery. Export Assistance Center in Cleveland, surging exports are a statewide trend in Ohio. According to the U.S.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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The riverfront complex is being built on the old Advocate newspaper site bordered by Main, North, Lafayette Street and River Road. Chicago, Toronto, Los Angeles, Genesee County (NY) and Sioux City (IA) were the top five finishers in BF’s Food Processing Industry Leaders metro ranking. The approximately $30.5

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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Philadelphia, Cleveland, Toronto and Montreal. The Vineland, NJ plant makes millions of cases of soups each year at its facility on West Elmer Road. It’s also within 75 miles of Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Erie and Pittsburgh and: 6.8 Cleveland-Youngstown-Pittsburgh TechBelt (of which it’s the center). population.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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and the largest road project in Pennsylvania’s history. The project received $290 million in private funds from French bank Societe Generale and KeyBank National Association of Cleveland, according to a Deep Water Wind press release. [There are an estimated 4,000 bridges in PA rated structurally deficient.].

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